Las bravías

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.

Las bravías
Zarzuela by Ruperto Chapí
Ruperto Chapí in 1905
TranslationThe Pigeons
Librettist
LanguageSpanish
Based on[Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Premiere
12 December 1896 (1896-12-12) (incomplete)
Teatro Apolo, Madrid

Roles
Roles, voice types, premiere cast
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
  1. Catherine O'Leary; Alberto Lázaro (2011). Censorship across Borders: The Reception of English Literature in Twentieth-Century Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 149.
  2. Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Las bravías, 12 December 1896". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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