DONA FRANCISQUITA PDF

Where Tomás Bretón’s La Verbena de la Paloma, reissued by Naïve simultaneously with this disc (see page 84), represents the best of Spanish zarzuela’s. Members of the FIU Opera Theater perform Doña Francisquita, a classic of the. WASHINGTON — “Dona Francisquita” is charming and trivial — or, if you prefer, trivial but charming. It’s a fine example of why zarzuela, a folk.

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He first recorded extended excerpts some 35 years previously, and the youthful thrust of that recording is obviously missing here. I walked out unable to recall a single melody.

Fernando’s friend Cardona urges him toward Francisquita but Fernando is smitten with the actress Aurora. Joan Sullivan’s lighting brings out the glories of the day — the opera takes place on Mardi Gras — from bright morning to festive evening; and in Act 2, she creates a long, long sunset: The all-time greats Read about the artists who changed the world of classical music.

Mail me or visit my Homepage. Aurora, seeing Fernando is now obsessed with Francisquita, flounces off. Gramophone’s expert reviews easier than ever before. The actress is by now more or less resigned to the inevitable, and happily sings the cheeky Bolero: If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to Gramophone please click here for further information.

La Beltrana reappears with her friend Irene, and orders the jealous Lorenzo to find her a carriage to take her to the Carnival. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Fending off several male admirers, he regrets thinking up such an idiotic ploy to get close to the girls without attracting suspicion.

Streams Videos All Posts. Webarchive template wayback links Commons category link from Wikidata. Situated in Madrid in the mids, the curtain opens on carnival time. The fine singers are all experienced zarzuela performers, from Isabel Monar of Spain in the title role to Cecilia Diaz of Argentina as the fickle actress; from Mexican tenor Alfredo Portilla as Fernando who will be succeeded by Spanish tenor Santiago Calderon in all remaining performances to Emilio Sanchez as his best friend, Cardona, who has a wonderful scene in drag as a buxom man-hunter.

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‘Dona Francisquita’ is laudable but slight

Fernando’s passion for Francisquita starts to grow. Despite his confused feelings, Fernando convinces Cardona to participate in a farce in which his friend cross-dresses as a woman; the two interact amorously and succeed in making Aurora jealous.

It was, however, performed in French translation at Monte Carlo dnoa, Brussels and Vichy in and received a major production at Washington National Opera in The character roles are a delight: Romantic Evening Sex All Themes.

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However, Aurora will have nothing to do with him. Selected comparisons Vives Dona Francisquita. Aurora enrages Lorenzo by trying to push Fernando into dancing a Mazurca with her.

Doña Francisquita DVD

He has come not to court the mother, as both initially hope, but the daughter. But I also applaud the Washington Opera for presenting it in the face of conservative audience preferences. At the urging of Cardona, Fernando also makes advances to Francisquita hoping to make Aurora jealous.

She tells him to get lost, and takes out her fury on the hapless Lorenzo. When Francisquita reappears Fernando puts his ruse into operation Escena: Cardona informs the moody Aurora that Fernando has gone to the dance with Francisquita. Francisquita is finally free to dance with Fernando and the act ends as the Mazurca merges into the festive carnival scene.

Cardona tries to make his poetic friend understand that the dropped handkerchief was a sign, and when Fernando hears Francisquita singing inside her house he begins to take the hint Terceto: It’s refreshing to see something on the opera stage besides yet another dreary “Traviata.

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But it is too late, he is now completely in love with Francisquita. With intermissions, the opera runs 3 hours and 10 minutes. He sings of being torn between the two women in a celebrated Romanza: Carnival revellers arrive and an impromptu dance is arranged Coro: Don Mathias eventually realizes he is too old for Francisquita and gives his blessing to the young couple.

Fernando resolves to make Francisquita believe he is in love with her in order to ignite the flame of jealousy in Aurora. At this point, each character’s actions and interior motives further diverge: Vives ‘ harmonic invention and excellent orchestration are apparent from the outset.

But not least, this is Madrid at carnival time: Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Last updated February 7th Fernando is surprised to discover that his affections are strong for both Francisquita and Aurora.

francisauita Share on facebook twitter tumblr. Distant sounds of night revelry are heard as the night watchman does his rounds Preludio: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The brief Preludio paints a vivid picture of the lively street scene. He frajcisquita Aurora that she no longer has any power over him, which at last piques her interest in him.

The voice of the night watchman is heard once more, and Cardona begs Aurora to sing. Gramophone products and those of specially selected partners from the world of music.

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