Ana-Carmen Balestra & Salome Jordania

Ana-Carmen Balestra Soprano
Salome Jordania Piano

Dutch-Argentinian soprano Ana-Carmen Balestra is known for her clear expressive voice and sparkling stage presence. A graduate of the Guildhall Opera Course, she has garnered attention for her talent as both an opera and lieder singer. Operatic highlights include Dalinda (Ariodante), Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Frasquita (Carmen). She made her Wigmore Hall recital debut in 2024 and was a Young Artist at the National Opera Studio during the 2024/25 season.

Georgian pianist Salome Jordania has appeared as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist across Europe and the United States. Salome was named the sole winner of the New York Concert Artists Competition, which led to her debut recital at Berlin’s Philharmonie Hall in March 2023. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School, a Master’s degree from the Yale School of Music, and recently completed the Artist Diploma program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London

Programme 

Passions in Song: Through Love, Longing and Loss

Fernando Obradors Canciones clásicas españolas: VIII. Chiquita la Novia
C. Guastavino Pueblito, mi pueblo…
Carlos Gardel Mi Buenos Aires querido
Manuel de Falla  Trois mélodies: I. Les colombes, and III. Séguidille
Francis Poulenc Les chemins de l’amour, FP 106
Angel Cabral La foule Que nadie sepa mi sufrir Amor de mis amores
Enrique Granados El pelele, (piano solo)
Ariel Ramírez Alfonsina y el mar
Henry Purcell Music for a While
Jake Heggie Paper Wings: No. 4. A Route to the Sky
Violeta Parra Gracias a la Vida