Manuela Trasobares Haro (born 28 August 1954) is a Spanish artist,
operatic mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
, and politician.
Trasobares was born in
Figueres in the province of
Girona, Catalonia, Spain. She studied
fine arts
In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...
at the Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi of University of
Barcelona, painting and sculpture in the ateliers Massana and Leonardo da Vinci in Barcelona and
bel canto
Bel canto (Italian for "beautiful singing" or "beautiful song", )—with several similar constructions (''bellezze del canto'', ''bell'arte del canto'')—is a term with several meanings that relate to Italian singing.
The phrase was not associat ...
in the Conservatory of
Sofia. She has performed in operas at the
Liceu in Barcelona,
La Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
, and the
Palau de la Música de València
The Palau de la Música de València is a concert, cinema, arts, and exhibition hall in València situated on the Riu Túria. It is the home of the city's municipal orchestra, the Orchestra of Valencia founded 1943.Timothy Birch Frommer's Valenci ...
.
She has also directed opera shows and her works as a sculptor and as a painter have a clear
surrealist influence.
As a politician and
trans woman,
she is the first Spanish
transgender town councilor in
Geldo
Geldo is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain in the Valencian Community, in the province of Castellón (province), Castellón. It has a population of 716 (2005) and an area of 0.50 km².
References
Municipalities in ...
with the political party
Acción Republicana Democrática Española (Spanish Democratic Republican Action).
References
External links
Official websiteDocumentary ''El arte como refugio del alma''about Manuela Trasobares' artistic career.
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1955 births
Living people
Painters from Catalonia
Opera singers from Catalonia
Women artists from Catalonia
20th-century Spanish women opera singers
Politicians from Catalonia
Transgender women politicians
Transgender women musicians
Transgender women artists
Transgender singers
Transgender painters
Operatic mezzo-sopranos
Spanish transgender women
Spanish transgender musicians
Spanish transgender artists
Spanish transgender politicians
Spanish LGBT singers
Spanish LGBT painters
University of Barcelona alumni
21st-century Spanish women artists
21st-century Spanish women opera singers