Las bravías
| Las bravías | |
|---|---|
| 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 (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.[1] The opera premiered on 12 December 1896 at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid.[2] 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[2] 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.
- ^ a b Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Las bravías, 12 December 1896". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).