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Zarzuela
Zarzuela, Spanish musical play or operetta, which takes its name from the Palacio de la Zarzuela, a hunting-lodge in the woods not far from Madrid. Although many early Spanish plays contained music, the first true zarzuela was by Calderón—El laurel de Apolo (1658). The music for this and other early zarzuelas has been lost, but in 1933 that for the first act of Calderón's Celos aún del aire matan (Jealousy, Even of the Air, Kills, 1660) was found and published, followed in 1945 by that for the second act. The zarzuela flourished as a courtly entertainment from 1660 onwards, its mythological or heroic plot being subtly designed to flatter its royal audience, but in the 18th century it suffered from the popularity of Italian opera. It was revitalized by Ramón de la Cruz (1731–94), who with Las segadoras de Vallecas (The Reapers of Vallecas) introduced a new-style zarzuela with a plot drawn from daily life. His work was immensely successful during his lifetime but after his death was again eclipsed by Italian opera, until in the second half of the 19th century a new era began with Barbieri's Jugar con fuego (Playing with Fire, 1851). This led to the opening in 1856 of a Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The modern zarzuela, exemplified by the ever-popular La verbena de la Paloma (The Festival of la Paloma), by Ricardo de la Vega and Bretón, still exists in a form strongly influenced by foreign revues and musicals.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Zarzuela.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Zarzuela.html |
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zarzuela (Sp. from zarza, ‘bramble bush’). Idiomatic Sp. form of opera in which mus. is intermingled with spoken dialogue. Name comes from entertainments perf. in 17th cent. at royal palace of La Zarzuela, near Madrid, for Philip IV and court. First known composer of zarzuelas was Juan Hidalgo, c.1644. In 18th cent., popularity of the form was challenged by tonadillas, which were racier and more satirical. Despite brief revival, the zarzuela languished until nat. movement of 19th cent. when desire to create a Sp. nat. opera led to comp. of numerous zarzuelas by such composers as Barbieri, Arieta, Bretón, and Vives. Some were in 3 acts, with serious subjects. In the 20th cent., Alonso and Tórroba have written large-scale zarzuelas, and the form, always flexible, has been expanded to embrace features from operetta and jazz.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-zarzuela.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "zarzuela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-zarzuela.html |
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zarzuela
zarzuela Spanish (Catalan); spiced seafood and fish stew served with sauces on a bed of rice.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "zarzuela." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "zarzuela." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-zarzuela.html DAVID A. BENDER. "zarzuela." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-zarzuela.html |
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