In a CD swap I finally got my hands on a zarzuela recital by Manuel Ausensi with 9 not very common arias (El Diablo en el Poder, La Dogaresa, etc.) The CD I...
For more on Ausensi: Try "Diccionario de cantantes liricos espanoles" Author: Joaquin Martin de Sagarminaga. It's still available, quite cheap en damn good! ...
Danilo on Ausensi: I can't help with identification of the two romanzas (what style are they in?) though others I'm sure will. He was certainly an impressive...
Last year I had an interview with Silvio Varviso. He told me that Ausensi was a last minute replacement for another baritone who had cancelled the recording of...
These are the lines that appear in Manacor's romanza in El Nino Judio: Que me importa ser judio si por serlo soy amado de la hebrea mas hermosa que el amor ha...
The most intriguing sentence of the book comes at the very end. In the biography of Christopher Webber we read that the author recently has been concentrating...
I have uploaded the first stanza of the aria starting "Que me inporta ya mi vida llena de dolor" in the Files area for further discussion to reach a final...
... I wish! For the record, the part I played (in English) was Espasa in "La del manojo de rosas" in our London West End production three years ago. Luckily...
Hello Chris, I ordered a copy of the Companion for myself and suggested to the colleagues of the Luxembourg National Library to do the same, ..... and they...
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Sad news from Pedro Gomez Manzanares, who writes: "Today, 11th February 2003, Ángeles Chamorro (Angelines to her family) died in a nursing home, in a small...
I received Christopher Webber's "Zarzuela Companion" a couple of weeks ago and have already read through it twice. This is an indispensable source of zarzuela...
Hello everyone! I'm back in London (alas) from Madrid where I had the pleasure of seeing "El nino judio", as you can read from the review on the site tonight. ...
... Hi Guillermo, and welcome! It's out of print, and the best thing you can do is give Maria-Luz Gonzalez Pena (Director CEDOA) at SGAE (Calle Fernando IV) a...
Chris, On opera-l someone recommended a new recording of Ruperto Chapi's opera: Margarita la tornera with Domingo and Blancas. As it is an opera there is no...
... Jan By rare coincidence I've had my first listen to the new set tonight! I'll be having another go (with score, as I understand this live performance was...
I have unsuccessfully looked all around the WEB trying to find the Aidivis version of El Barberillo de Lavapiés featuring Manuel Lanza and María Bayo. Does...
If you send me your address I'll be happy to burn a copy for you. Peter Dunner, M.D. Saaaber3@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hello Danilo, Were you successfull with finding a copy of the AUVIDIS/VALOIS album of the Barberillo? If not, I'll be able to provide copies of both the CDs,...
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There is a full and very informative review of this long-awaited brand-new production, by Ignacio Jassa Haro (Espanol and English), on the website tonight. all...
Dear sir: I joined this Group recently but I would like to know if Spanish language can be used in my messages to you, as a valid alternative to the use of...
Dear sir: I joined this Group recently but I would like to know if Spanish language can be used in my messages to you, as a valid alternative to the use of...
Dear Teddy Welcome to the Zarzuela! discussion list. The policy for postings to the list (zarzuela@yahoogroups.com) is for mails to be in English - and yours,...
If I may suggest, Teddy, you could always post bilingual messages! This won’t take the hardship of writing in English, but will allow you to perhaps explain...
Dear Mr. Webber: Thank you very much for wellcoming the writer to this Club. I will stay in the Zarzuela Group, rather as a "silent" member because I can read...
Why can't he just post in Spanish and anyone who doesn't understand it can say so and we just put up a translation or summary in English? Celeste website: <A...