La verbena de la Paloma
From the 1894 premiere
La verbena de la Paloma (The Fair of the Virgin of la Paloma )is a 1894 zarzuela with a libretto by Ricardo de la Vega and music by Tomás Bretón. It was adapted for the cinema in 1921 by José Buchs, in 1935 as Paloma Fair by Benito Perojo[1] and in 1963 by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia.
The work premiered in Madrid in 1894 and produced a great success for the authors, leading quickly to a debut in South America where it premiered the same year in Buenos Aires. The cast of the premiere were Mr. Juárez, Clotilde Perales, Antonia Garcia de Videgain and Mr. Garrido.
Roles
- Casta, soprano
- Susana, soprano
- Don Hilarión, singing actor
- Tabernero, baritone
- Señá Rita, mezzo-soprano or contralto
- Don Sebastian, singing actor
- Julián, tenor pr baritone
References
- ↑ Labanyi, Jo (2002). Constructing identity in contemporary Spain: theoretical debates and cultural practice. Oxford University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-19-815993-3.
- La auténtica vida e historia del teatro Juan José Videgain (2005) ISBN 978-84-7828-135-0
External links
- La verbena de la Paloma (1921) at the Internet Movie Database
- La verbena de la Paloma (1935) at the Internet Movie Database
- La verbena de la Paloma (1963) at the Internet Movie Database
- La verbena de la Paloma (TV 1996) at the Internet Movie Database
- La verbena de la Paloma Synopsis
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