Evert Jan Nagtegaal and La Zarzuela.
La Zarzuela
“Zarzuela” refers to two different Spanish concepts: first, it is a typical dish from Spanish cuisine, a stew with various kinds of fish and seafood; second, it is a Spanish musical theatre genre that combines singing and spoken dialogue. And that is what you will be hearing more about during this hour.
Playlist
- José Melchior de Nebra Blasco (1702-1768) – from: Iphigenia and Tracia-Aria d’Orestes ‘Llegar ninguno intente’. Soprano Maria Bayo, Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset
- José Melchior de Nebra Blasco – from: ‘Amor aumenta el valor’- the aria of Horacio ‘Adiós, prenda di mi amor’. Soprano Maria Bayo, Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset
- Pablo Luna (1880-1942) – from: ‘El niño judío’ – 1. ‘De España vengo’ 2. ‘Soy un rayito de luna’. Soprano Angeles Chamorro, tenor Carlo del Monte, tenor Gregorio Gil, Orquesta Sinfónica de la R.T.V.E conducted by Igor Markevitch.
- José Serrano (1873 – 1941) – from: Alma de Dios 1. ‘Cancion húngara’ 2. ‘Escena y Farruca’. Tenor José Carreras, soprano Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enrique Garcia Asensio.
- Geronimo Giménez (1854 – 1923) – from: La Tempranica ‘Sierra de Granada’. Soprano Angeles Chamorro, Orquesta Sinfónica de la R.T.V.E conducted by Igor Markevitch. 2. Geronimo Giménez – from: La Tempranica ‘Romanza’. Soprano Teresa Berganza , English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enrique Garcia Asensio. 3. Geronimo Giménez – from: El baile de Luis Alonso ‘Intermedio’. English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enrique Garcia Asensio 4. Geronimo Giménez – from: La Boda de Luis Alonso ‘Cancion gitana’. Soprano Teresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Enrique Garcia Asensio.
‘La Tempranica’
- https://www.zarzuela.net
- Most of the factual information is drawn from the indispensable book La Zarzuela by MG Franco & RR Arribas (Acento Editorial, 1997), a short but comprehensive guide to the entire zarzuela tradition.
- Spanish texts are spoken by Julius van Casteren.
