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Manuel de Falla

Master Peter's Puppet Show

23 Jan, 16 - 30 Jan, 16

Musical conductor: Josep Vicent

As a child, Manuel de Falla used to play with puppets and act out the adventures of Don Quixote. When the Princesse de Polignac commissioned him to write a work for a chamber orchestra, it was unsurprising that the composer took inspiration from Cervantes' novel. The fragment chosen was the passage describing the puppeteer Master Peter, who toured La Mancha with a show that told a story of love and persecution between Moors and Christians. And, of course, the noble protagonist of the novel confuses reality with fantasy once again, and ends up fighting with the poor puppets. For the première of the show (1923) Falla had the help of his friend, the painter, engraver and puppeteer Hermenegildo Lanz. The director of the current staging is his grandson, Enrique Lanz, creator of the prestigious puppet company Etcetera. As an homage to his past and in tribute to the geniuses Cervantes and Falla, he has created a magical show with giant puppets.
Language

Spanish

Commemoration of the 4th centenary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes
Staged musical version of a segment from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
 
Music and libretto by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
First performed in the Teatro San Fernando in Seville, on 23 March 1923
First performed at the Teatro Real in Madrid on 16 January 2009

Guía didáctica "El retablo de Maese Pedro"

Ópera para marionetas en un acto

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Releases

Patron friends

12 September

2015

Subscribers friend

17 September

2015

Tickets on sale

22 September

2015

Performances

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23 January 2016

12:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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23 January 2016

14:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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24 January 2016

12:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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24 January 2016

14:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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30 January 2016

12:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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30 January 2016

14:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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25 January 2016

11:30

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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25 January 2016

13:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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26 January 2016

11:30

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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26 January 2016

13:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins, Isidro Anaya
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29 January 2016

11:30

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins
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29 January 2016

13:00

Main Auditorium

Gerardo López, Marisa Martins
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Cultural activities

Exposición

What's OnMuseo de la Biblioteca Nacional de España

Exposición: El retablo de Maese Pedro en cuadros
Selección iconográfica acerca de la aventura del Quijote, a través de las colecciones de material gráfico y bibliográfico de la BNE.
21 de enero al 10 de abril de 2016. 

21

January

2016

13:19

Coloquio

What's OnInstituto Cervantes. Sede Central

Coloquio en torno a El retablo de Maese Pedro, basado en un episodio del Quijote, coincidiendo con el IV Centenario de la muerte de Miguel de Cervantes.
 

08

January

2016

El caballero de la triste figura

What's OnTeatros del Canal

Ópera de cámara. Música y libreto de Tomás Marco, basado en textos de Miguel de Cervantes
26, 28, 30 de enero de 2016. 20.00 horas.

26

January

2016

20:00

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