Luisa Fernanda (zarzuela)

Luisa Fernanda is a romantic zarzuela in three acts by Federico Moreno Torroba. It has been performed more than 10,000 times.[1] The Spanish-language libretto is by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw. The first performance took place at Teatro Calderón (Madrid) [es] on 26 March 1932. It was Moreno Torroba’s fourth zarzuela, his first to receive great acclaim.[1]

Luisa Fernanda
Zarzuela by Federico Moreno Torroba
Performance by Orfeón Donostiarra, 1945
Librettist
LanguageSpanish
Premiere
26 March 1932 (1932-03-26)

Roles

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Rolws, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 26 March 1932
Luisa Fernanda mezzo-soprano Selica Pérez Carpio [es]
Vidal Hernando baritone[2] Emilio Sagi Barba
Duchess Carolina soprano Laura Nieto
Javier Moreno tenor Faustino Arregui
Mariana mezzo-soprano
Anibal tenor
Don Luis baritone

Selected recordings

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Year Cast
(Luisa Fernanda,
Vidal Hernando,
Carolina,
Javier)
Conductor,
opera house and orchestra
Label
2006 Nancy Herrera,
Plácido Domingo,
Mariola Cantarero,
José Bros
Jesús López Cobos,
Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus
DVD: Opus Arte
Cat: 009478 00969

References

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  1. ^ a b "Luisa Fernanda". zarzuela.net. Retrieved Feb 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Torroba, F.: Luisa Fernanda (Teatro Real, 2006) (NTSC) OA0969D". naxos.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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