| Las bravías | |
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| Zarzuela by Ruperto Chapí | |
 Ruperto Chapí in 1905 | |
| Translation | The Pigeons |
| Librettist | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Based on | [Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew |
| Premiere | 12 December 1896 (1896-12-12) (incomplete) Teatro Apolo, Madrid |
Las bravías (The Pigeons) is a zarzuela in one act and four scenes with music by Ruperto Chapí. The work uses a Spanish language libretto by Carlos Fernández Shaw and José López Silva that is based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The opera premiered on 12 December 1896 at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid. Excerpts from the opera were recorded by tenor José Carreras, conductor Enrique García Asensio, and the English Chamber Orchestra in 1975 for Brilliant Classics.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 12 December 1896 Conductor: Ruperto Chapí |
|---|---|---|
| Patro | soprano | Isabel Brú |
| Primorosa | soprano | Clotilde Perales |
| Gurriato | tenor | Emilio Mesejo |
| Melania | contralto | Pilar Vidal |
| Lucio | baritone | José Rodríguez |
| Colás, padre de Patro | bass | José Mesejo |
| Vencejo | tenor | José López Ontiveros |
| Tomasa | soprano | Aurora Rodríguez |
| Paca | soprano | Carmen Palmer |
| Altar boy | tenor | Luis Manzano Mancebo |
| Alarcón | bass | Mr. Incia |
| Epifanio | spoken role | Mr. Ripio |
References
- Catherine O'Leary; Alberto Lázaro (2011). Censorship across Borders: The Reception of English Literature in Twentieth-Century Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 9781443832526.
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Las bravías, 12 December 1896". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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