Los amores de la Inés
Los amores de la Inés | |
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Zarzuela by Manuel de Falla | |
The composer in 1919 | |
Translation | The Loves of Inés |
Librettist | Emilio Dugi |
Language | Spanish |
Premiere | 12 April 1902 Teatro Cómico, Madrid |
Los amores de la Inés (The Loves of Inés) is a zarzuela in one act, two scenes, composed by Manuel de Falla in collaboration with Amadeu Vives.[1] The work uses a Spanish language libretto by Emilio Dugi (Mannel Osorio y Bertrand) and the music is organized into a prelude and five musical sections.
The zarzuela was premiered at the Teatro Cómico in Madrid on 12 April 1902.[1] It was the only example of de Falla's five zarzuelas to be actually produced.[2] It has been performed again in 2013, at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid.
Roles
[edit]Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast,[1] 12 April 1902 (Conductor: ) |
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Inés | soprano | Loreto Prado |
Lucas | tenor | Enrique Chicote |
Juan | baritone | Redondo, ten. (note: not the baritone Marcos Redondo) |
Felipa | spoken | Castellanos |
Fatigas | spoken | Nart |
Rata Sabia | spoken | Ponzano |
La Blasa | spoken | Jovita Fuentes |
Moreno | spoken | Léon |
Araña | spoken | Sinesio Delgado |
Pesqui/Mozo | spoken | Borda |
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ a b c Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Los amores de la Inés, 12 April 1902". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
- Sources