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Arrieta / Breton / Vives - Zarzuelas | Naive V5120

Arrieta / Breton / Vives - Zarzuelas

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Label: Naive

Cat No: V5120

Barcode: 0822186051207

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 6

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 6th December 2007

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Contents

Works

Arrieta
Marina

Breton
La Verbena de la Paloma

Vives
Bohemios

Vives
Dona Francisquita

Artists

Maria Bayo (soprano)
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Alfredo Graus (tenor)
Luis Lima (tenor)
Juan Pons (baritone)

Works

Arrieta
Marina

Breton
La Verbena de la Paloma

Vives
Bohemios

Vives
Dona Francisquita

Artists

Maria Bayo (soprano)
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Alfredo Graus (tenor)
Luis Lima (tenor)
Juan Pons (baritone)

About

Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. The name derives from a Royal hunting lodge, the Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid, where this type of entertainment was first presented to the court.

There are two main forms of zarzuela: Baroque zarzuela (c.1630–1750), the earliest style, and Romantic zarzuela (c.1850–1950), which can be further divided into two main sub-genres of género grande and género chico although other sub-divisions exist.

A masque-like musical theatre had existed in Spain since the time of Juan del Encina. The zarzuela genre was innovative in giving a dramatic function to the musical numbers, which were integrated into the argument of the work. Dances and choruses were incorporated as well as solo and ensemble numbers, all to orchestral accompaniment.

This specially priced 6 CD set features 4 of the best representations of the genre by composers Emilio Arrieta, Amadeo Vives, and Tomas Bretón performed by some of its greatest interpreters including María Bayo, Plácido Domingo and Alfredo Kraus.

It also includes a 180-page booklet with essays in 3 languages.

CDs 1 & 2
Emilio Arrieta: Marina
María Bayo: Marina
Alfredo Graus: Jorge
Juan Pons: Roque
Enrique Baquerizo: Pascual
Encarna Santana: Teresa
Juan Jésus Rodríguez: Alberto / un marinero
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife / Víctor Pablo Pérez

CD 3
Tomas Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma
María Bayo: Susana
Plácido Domingo: Julián
Silvia Tro: Casta
Rafael Castejón: Don Hilarion
Jesús Castejón: Don Sebastian
Ana María Amengual: Tía Antonia
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid / Antoni Ros Marbà

CD 4
Amadeo Vives: Bohemios
María Bayo: Cossette
Luís Lima: Roberto
Santiago S. Jerico: Víctor
Carlos Alvarez: Bohemio
Rosa María Ysas: Pelagia
María José Martos: Juana
Isabel Monar: Cecilia
Alfonso Echeverria: Girard
Emilio Sanchez: Marcelo
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife / Antoni Ros Marbà

CDs 5 & 6
Amadeo Vives: Doña Francisquita
María Bayo: Doña Francisquita
Alfredo Kraus: Fernando
Raquel Pierotti: Aurora La Beltrana
Santiago S. Jerico: Cardona
Alfonso Echeverria: Don Matías
Ismael Pons: Lorenzo Pérez
Rosa María Ysas: Doña Francisca
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife / Antoni Ros Marbà

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