Opera

Luisa Fernanda

Federico Moreno Torroba

25 Oct, 23

Orchestra conductor: Karel Mark Chichon | Chorus direction: José Luis Basso | Chorus of the Teatro Real |Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria

Lyrical comedy in three acts. One of the most popular zarzuelas of all time returns to the stage of the Real in concert version, after more than a decade. Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garança makes her debut at the Teatro Real performing the title role of a zarzuela full of joyful melodies composed by Moreno Torroba and which was performed more than ten thousand times during his lifetime. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria will also take the stage at the Real for the first time.

Premiered at the Teatro Calderón of Madrid just a year after the proclamation of the Second Republic Luisa Fernanda became — with the permission of Pablo Sorozábal and Jacinto Guerrero— the « grand zarzuela » of the decade. It was also one of the few that was performed on a regular basis at opera houses, thanks to its cosmopolitan touch which drew comparisons with Viennese operetta and verista drama. Set in Madrid in the years before and after the “Revolución Gloriosa” (1868) which dethroned Isabel II, its libretto explores a love rectangle against a historical background dating from the skirmishes between monarchists and liberals.

The score by Moreno Torroba benefits from the sombre casticismo and romantic veneer inherited through Doña Francisquita by Amadeo Vives. In it, a handful of romanzas by the male leads stand out, along with some memorable duets staring Luisa Fernanda herself. These trace a line which gently evolves from a comedy of manners to a melancholy and desolate finale with an indication of bourgeois tragedy.

Lyrical comedy in three acts

Music by Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Libretto by Federico Romero y Guillermo Fernández-Shaw

Premiere at the Teatro Calderón de Madrid el 26 de marzo de 1932

Premiere at the Teatro Real on 26 june 2006

Zarzuela in concert version

Artistic team

Orchestra conductor: Karel Mark Chichon

Chorus Master: José Luis Basso

Cast

Luisa Fernanda: Elīna Garanča
La duquesa Carolina: María José Moreno
Javier Moreno: Alejandro del Cerro
Vidal Hernando: Luis Cansino
Doña Mariana: Milagros Martín
Rosita / Una Vendedora: Rocío Faus
Nogales: Rajiv Cerezo
Aníbal / Saboyano: Quintín Bueno
Vareador: José Manuel Sobrino Alonso
Don Florito / Un Capitán / Pollo 1: Fernando Campero
Bizco Porras / Un Vendedor: David Barrera
Un vendedor / Un hombre del pueblo / Pollo 2: Gabriel Álvarez

Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria

Chorus of the Teatro Real

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Synopsis of Luisa Fernanda

Una historia de sentimientos encontrados que recrea el amor de Luisa Fernanda, una humilde joven enamorada del apuesto y mujeriego Javier que no se acaba de decidir por ella y que a su vez se enfrenta a Vidal, quien también está pretendiendo a la muchacha. Éste último acaba saliendo vencedor y se muda a Extremadura con Luisa Fernanda. Una lucha entre sentimientos y razón durante una época convulsa, la Revolución de 1868 y una historia que refleja la inestabilidad de la época y la inquietud de la población debido a los cambios políticos del momento.

Artistic information

Artistic team

Musical conductor Karel Mark Chichon

Chorus Conductor José Luis Basso

Orquesta Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

Coro Coro Titular del Teatro Real

Cast

Luisa Fernanda Elīna Garanča

La duquesa Carolina María José Moreno

Javier Moreno Alejandro del Cerro

Vidal Hernando Luis Cansino

Doña Mariana Milagros Martín

Nogales Rocío Faus

Nogales Rajiv Cerezo

Aníbal / Saboyano Quintín Bueno

Vareador José Manuel Sobrino Alonso

Don Florito / Un Capitán / Pollo 1 Fernando Campero

Nogales David Barrera

Nogales Gabriel Díaz

Luisa Fernanda

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Performances

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25 October 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Elīna Garanča, María José Moreno, Alejandro del Cerro, Luis Cansino, Milagros Martín, Rocío Faus, Rajiv Cerezo, Quintín Bueno, José Manuel Sobrino Alonso, Fernando Campero, David Barrera, Gabriel Díaz

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