Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" Concert
12 December 2026 · 11:30
C la Rambla, el Raval, Ciutat Vella
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, originally published in English in 1843, tells the story of a miserly, selfish man full of seemingly irreversible scars (Mr Ebenezer Scrooge) and his transformation after a series of visits from ghosts on Christmas Eve. Written in the heart of the Victorian era, with a melancholic feeling towards the past, Christmas and the values of pulling together against greed, it was enormously popular. With the aim of bringing out the nuances of this masterly text by Dickens, Albert Guinovart gives us a beautiful, sensitive score full of contrasts. Music in the service of the words that depicts every character in the story. Driving the musical action, Borja González's sand drawings add an even more poetic touch. On a handcrafted light table and in perfect sync with the music and the text, he shapes the illustration in sand to evoke the various scenes and characters of the story. VEUS – Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió, together with the Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu, presents a classic of our Christmas: art, delicacy and precision! Approximate duration: 1 h 10 min Recommended: ages 8 and up Credits Music and piano: Albert Guinovart Text adaptation and…
Part of the programme: 25è Aniversari de El Petit Liceu
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 9 November 2026