Massilia – Un paquebot pour l’exil

Luce Zurita (flute, vocals) and Léonard Chantepy (guitar) propose a program entitled "Massilia", named after the transatlantic liner that enabled many Spanish Republicans to flee the Civil War, from France to South America.

After crossing the Pyrenees, some of them reached La Rochelle to board the Massilia and settle in Argentina.

This perilous exile is the common thread running through the concert: works by Spanish composers and poets are followed by pieces by French composers, imbued...