El Barberillo de Lavapiés, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
Title | El Barberillo de Lavapiés |
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Composer | Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823 – 1894) |
Librettists | Luis Mariano de Larra (1830 – 1901) |
Language | Spanish, Dutch translation available |
Genre | Zarzuela, Spanish operetta in three acts |
First performance | December 19, 1874, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid |
Time of action | Mid-eighteenth century |
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Prominence of chorus | Considerable; no women’s chorus in act II, but large choral scene for women in act III |
Orchestra | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani/percussion, strings |
Special demands | Small band of plucked instruments (guitars, mandolins etc.) |
Full score and orchestral parts | Available |
Level | Not at all difficult |
Length | About 2 hours |
Music | Lively; full of sentiment and spirited by turns. Charming medley of Spanish folklore (chorus and comic couple) and Italianate opera (serious couple) |
Story |
Paloma, a seamstress, and her beloved Lamparilla, get involved in the political intrigues of the marquise Estrella. The latter’s fiancé, Don Luis, is extravagantly jealous; his unjustified suspicions are the cause of near disaster. A specially comic rôle is played by the police (basses and baritones) who are invariably too late when action is required. |
Costumes | One costume for the women; one, or two, for the men |
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Link | Wikipedia |
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