Joan Manuel Serrat retired from the stage three years ago, but tonight he made an exception and sang again. My streetWith maestro Joan Albert Amargós at the piano, he sang upon receiving the Gold Medal, the highest distinction of the Generalitat, which was awarded to the musician and the actress Núria Espert for their exceptional professional and personal trajectories. President Salvador Illa stated that, in addition to being united by generation and the esteem they have for each other, these two artists, "deeply Catalan and precisely for that reason profoundly universal," were destined for the award. President Tarradellas institutionalized the Gold Medals in 1978, during the height of the democratic recovery, and awarded it first to Joan Miró. Indeed 1978 It's the title of a Serrat album and it's the year Espert premiered Another Phaedra, pleaseWritten by Salvador Espriu for her. Isla celebrated the civic role of both artists, their "commitment to freedom and democracy," and also their "fraternity with the rest of Spain."

The Catalan Government has approved, at the proposal of the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, awarding the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia to Núria Espert and Joan Manuel Serrat. It is the highest distinction awarded by the Generalitat, recognizing "careers of excellence and an extraordinary contribution to the country." The medals will be presented on Monday, December 22, at 6:00 p.m., in an official ceremony at the Palau de la Generalitat. "It's an unexpected recognition, which I will receive with great joy and satisfaction. I must have become very great to receive this award," Serrat said this Tuesday at the end of a press conference at Club 62, in the Paral·lel 62 venue in Barcelona, ​​where he was accompanied by Bardagí, who for many years was Serrat's friend and musical collaborator, for the presentation of his new album.