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zarzuela
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zarzuela

Spanish musical play consisting of spoken dialogue, songs, choruses, and dances. Zarzuela originated in the 1650s as an aristocratic entertainment, the first being performed at the royal residence of La Zarzuela near Madrid. The principal early composer was Juan Hidalgo (1614–85); early librettists included Lope de Vega and Pedro Calderón de la Barca. As Italian opera rose in popularity in the 18th century, the zarzuela adopted aspects of opera seria style but suffered a decline. It was revived c. 1840 as a satirical treatment of everyday life incorporating folk music, dance, and improvisation. Since 1940 few new works have been written.



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He appears to have been an important composer of operettas or zarzuelas in his native country, and their productions and successes are reported, but no scores have survived.
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In 1857, when Alencar produced and published the first draught of A Noite de Sao Joao, the Imperial Academia had a repertoire of three Spanish zarzuelas in translation and one Italian opera.
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