Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of a royal hunting lodge, the Palace of Zarzuela, near Madrid, where that type of entertainment was allegedly first presented to the court. The palace in turn was named after the brambles (zarzas) that grew there. And behold: zarzuelas are as tasty, full of sun and joy as the brambles!
The finest musical moments of Francisco Asenjo Barbieri's zarzuela El barberillo de Lavapiés and ballet suite from Manuel de Falla El amor brujo will resound at the Kraków Philharmonic during the “welcome summer” Spanish Concert featuring soprano Sara Bañeras, mezzo-soprano Carol Garcia, tenor Pancho Corujo and baritone Emmanuel Franco, as well as the conductor José Miguel Pérez-Sierra leading the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra.
Manuel de Falla El amor brujo
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri El barberillo de Lavapiés
Sara Bañeras – soprano
Carol Garcia – mezzo-soprano
Pancho Corujo – tenor
Emmanuel Franco – baritone
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra
José Miguel Pérez-Sierra – conductor
