Las bravías
Las bravías (The Pigeons) is a zarzuela in one act and 4 scenes with music by composer Ruperto Chapí. The work uses a Spanish language libretto by Carlos Fernández Shaw and José López Silva that is based on William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.[1] The opera premiered on 12 December 1896 at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid.[2] Excerpts from the opera were recorded by tenor José Carreras, conductor Enrique García Asensio, and the English Chamber Orchestra in 1975 for Brilliant Classics.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast[2] 12 December 1896 |
|---|---|---|
| Patro | soprano | Isabel Brú |
| Primorosa | soprano | Clotilde Perales |
| Gurriato, | tenor | Emilio Mesejo |
| Melania | contralto | Pilar Vidal |
| Lucio, | baritone | José Rodríguez |
| Colás, padre de Patro | bass | José Mesejo |
| Vencejo | tenor | José López Ontiveros |
| Tomasa | soprano | Aurora Rodríguez |
| Paca | soprano | Carmen Palmer |
| Altar boy | tenor | Luis Manzano Mancebo |
| Alarcón | bass | Mr. Incia |
| Epifanio, | spoken role | Mr. Ripio |
References
- ↑ Catherine O’Leary, Alberto Lázaro (2011). Censorship across Borders: The Reception of English Literature in Twentieth-Century Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 149.
- 1 2 "Almanacco 16 July 1977" (in Italian). AmadeusOnline. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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