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Marisa Manchado
Spanish composer (1956–2026)
Marisa Manchado
María Luisa Manchado Torres (7 July 1956 – 28 October 2026) was a Spanish classical composer, pianist and academic who advocated for gender equality in classical music. Born in Madrid, she composed operas, orchestral works, vocal music, chamber music, and electroacoustics, and also wrote pedagogical works. She taught for decades at the Teresa Berganza Conservatory in Madrid and at the faculty of education of the Autonomous University of Madrid. She served as the deputy director general of the department for music and dance of the Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (INAEM). Manchado was awarded the 2024 Premio Nacional de Música for her third opera, La Regenta. She also promoted the work of women composers through radio broadcasts, books and involvement in musical organisations. She died in the 2026 Toledo train collision.
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