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Tribute to Zarzuela

Instituto Cervantes in Manchester presents Tribute to Zarzuela, a beautiful concert to discover Spanish classical music, in the stunning Stockbridge Church Edinburgh on 15th October.

Tribute to Zarzuela

About Tribute to Zarzuela

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The Zarzuela, a Spanish tradition.

Anyone with knowledge of Edinburgh musicals, operetta or opera will find some familiar aspects in Zarzuela, the Spanish popular opera which reached its definitive form in the 19th century as a mixture of instrumental music, singing, dancing.

Instituto Cervantes in Manchester presents Tribute to Zarzuela, a fantastic concert of classical music with the award-winning soprano Laura Alonso Padín and the famous pianist and composer Manuel Valencia Segarra in a repertoire with classics of the Zarzuela by authors such as Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Nin and Amadeo Vives, among others.

Recital programme
Gerónimo Giménez. La tempranica. “Sierras de Granada” Gerinaldo.
Manuel de Falla. Tus ojillos negros.
Joaquín Nin. El paño murciano.
Federico García Lorca. 18th Century Sevillanas.
Federico Moreno Torroba. La marchenera. “Tres horas antes del día”.
Federico Chueca. El año pasado por agua. “Oiga usted caballero".
Xavier Montsalvatge. Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito.
Manuel de Falla. El amor brujo (piano solo).
Gonzalo Roig Salida. "¡Yo soy Cecilia!", Cecilia Valdés (1932) (Text by Agustín Rodríguez and José Sánchez-Arcilla, based on Cirilo Villaverde)
INTERMISSION
José Serrano. La canción del olvido. “La canción de Rosina”.
Ernesto Lecuona. María la O (cuban zarzuela).
Francisco A. Barbieri. El barberillo de Lavapiés. “Canción de Paloma”.
Instrumental song. Prelude "La Leyenda del beso".
Amadeo Vives. El retrato de Isabela.
Pablo Luna. El niño judío. “De España vengo…”.
Ruperto Chapí. Carceleras. "Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores", Las hijas del Zebedeo.
Gerónimo Giménez. La Tempranica. “La tarántula é un bicho mu malo…”.

With the support and collaboration of the Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh.

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