Английская Википедия:El reloj de Lucerna
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El reloj de Lucerna (The Clock of Lucerne) is a 3-act zarzuela (drama lírico) by Miguel Marqués for a libretto (in verse) by Шаблон:Ill, dedicated to Шаблон:Ill. It was first staged at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid on 1 March 1884.[1][2] A modern revival was attempted by Ópera XXI (Spain) in April 2018.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 1 March 1884 | Modern cast (Ópera XXI), 7 April 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matilde, Gésner's widow | soprano | Elisa Zamacois | Marga Cloquell |
| Fernando, Matilde's son | soprano | Шаблон:Ill | Maia Planas |
| Celia, Fernando's cousin | soprano | Gabriela Roca | Natalia Salom |
| Réding, Swiss veteran | baritone | Enrique Ferrer | Tomeu Bibiloni |
| Gualterio, master of Lucerne | bass | Miguel Soler | Pablo López |
| Gastón, a watchmaker | comic tenor | Guerra | Antoni Comas |
| Chorus:patricians, soldiers, pages, townsmen | |||
Background and performance history
El reloj de Lucerna gained much success. By the end of May 1884 it had been staged for 55 times, while the most popular zarzuela of Teatro Apolo of that season, San Franco de Sena by Emilio Arrieta, was performed for only 34 times.[2]
Synopsis
The zarzuela is placed in mid-17th century Switzerland.
References
External links
- Шаблон:IMSLP
- A synopsis (in Spanish) of the zarzuela at atodazarzuela.blogspot.com
- Шаблон:YouTube
- ↑ Marcos Zapata. El reloj de Lucerna. Madrid: R. Velasco, 1884.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite book
