Author: Webber, Christopher; foreword by Placido Domingo
Title: The Zarzuela Companion
Publication: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003
Edition: First Edition
Description: Hardcover.
341 pages. A guide to the history and players of the dramatic Spanish performance style that mixes singing with spoken word. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket.
It has been said that zarzuela means to Spain what operetta means to Vienna, Offenbach to Paris, Gilbert and Sullivan to London, and the musical to Broadway. Zarzuela is Spain's unique contribution to lyric theatre, a mixture of spoken and sung drama with a complex history extending over four centuries. The Zarzuela Companion is a comprehensive guide to zarzuela's most popular and romantic works written after 1850, with chapters devoted to the major Spanish zarzuela composers, writers and singers. Complete synopses of all sixty works selected are delivered at the level of detail necessary for non-Spanish speakers to follow along with ease. The book also features special sections on the history of the genre, and on the parallel Catalan and Cuban zarzuela traditions. A foreword by Plácido Domingo, a selected discography with current catalog reference numbers, a brief bilingual bibliography and glossary of Spanish terms make this book indispensable for the newcomer and aficionado alike.
Seller ID: 238058
Subject: Music History