Plácido Domingo and Nancy Herrera, with José Bros and Mariola Cantarero, star in this dazzling production by Emilio Sagi of Moreno Torroba’s great zarzuela, conducted by Jesús López Cobos.
Set in Madrid in 1868, during the reign of Isabella II, Luisa Fernanda includes some of the most inspired songs in this most Spanish of musical genres, making it hugely popular as soon as it was first performed at the Teatro Calderón, Madrid, on 26 March 1932. The work is a perfect example of the skillful compositions and orchestral arrangements of its author, Federico Moreno Torroba, one of the last great creators of the zarzuela form.
After its performances at the opera houses of Los Angeles and Washington DC, this zarzuela was brought to the Teatro Real by one of its most notable ambassadors: Plácido Domingo.
Comic operetta in three acts
Music by Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 – 1982)
Text by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández Shaw
Premiered at the Teatro Calderón, Madrid, on March 26, 1932
Production of the Teatro Real, in coproduction with the Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Artistic team
Conductor | Jesús López Cobos
Stage director and designer of stage elements | Emilio Sagi
Costume designer | Pepa Ojanguren
Lighting designer | Eduardo Bravo
Chorus master | Jordi Casas Bayer
Cast
Luisa Fernanda | Nancy Herrera
Duchess Carolina | Mariola Cantarero
Javier Moreno | José Bros
Vidal Hernando | Plácido Domingo
Mariana | Raquel Pierotti
Don Luis Nogales | Federico Gallar
Aníbal | Javier Ferrer
Rosita | Sabina Puértolas
Bizco Porras | David Rubiera
A coconut seller | Montserrat Muñumel
The Savoyard | Ángel Rodríguez
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