Los amores de la Inés

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Los amores de la Inés
Zarzuela by Manuel de Falla

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The composer in 1919
TranslationThe Loves of Inés
Librettist Emilio Dugi
Language Spanish
Premiere12 April 1902 (1902-04-12)
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.

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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.

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Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, [1] 12 April 1902
(Conductor: )
Inés soprano Loreto Prado
Lucas tenor Enrique Chicote
Juan baritone Redondo, ten. (note: not the baritone Marcos Redondo)
Felipa spokenCastellanos
FatigasspokenNart
Rata Sabia spokenPonzano
La Blasaspoken Jovita Fuentes
MorenospokenLéon
ArañaspokenSinesio Delgado
Pesqui/MozospokenBorda

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://almanac-gherardo-casaglia.com/index.php?Giorno=12&Mese=04&Anno=1902&Testo=Los_amores_de_la_Inés&Parola=Stringa"Los amores de la Inés, 12 April 1902"]. L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  2. ↑ Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN   0-19-869164-5
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