Luisa Fernanda (zarzuela)

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Luisa Fernanda is a romantic zarzuela in three acts by Federico Moreno Torroba. It has been performed more than 10,000 times.[1] The libretto, in Spanish, is by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández Shaw. The first performance took place at Teatro Calderón in Madrid on March 26, 1932. It was Moreno Torroba’s fourth zarzuela, his first to receive great acclaim.[2]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, March 26, 1932
(Conductor: - )
Luisa Fernanda soprano
Vidal Hernando baritone[3]
Duchess Carolina soprano
Javier Moreno tenor
Mariana mezzo-soprano
Anibal tenor
Don Luis baritone

Selected recordings

Year Cast
(Luisa Fernanda, Vidal Hernando, Carolina, Javier)		 Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra		 Label
2006 Nancy Herrera,
Plácido Domingo,
Mariola Cantarero,
José Bros		 Jesús López-Cobos,
Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus 		DVD: Opus Arte
Cat: 009478 00969

Note: "Cat:" is short for catalogue number by the label company.

References

Mazurca of the umbrellas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoaC9DwL8Kg

  1. ↑ http://www.zarzuela.net/syn/luisa.htm
  2. ↑ Luisa Fernanda in www.zarzuela.net
  3. ↑ Role in baritone voice range

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