My Choice - Zarzuela: Malta Cats

The Barber of Lavapies 1874 Zarzuela showing cats found in various gardens in Malta. Photos by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech.

The barber of Lavapies, is a "Zarzuela" in three acts, music by maestro Francisco Asenjo Barbieri with libretto by Luis Mariano de Larra , son of the famous Figaro. It premiered at the Teatro de la Zarzuela on December 19th of 1874 , achieving great critical and commercial success.

Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. The name derives from a Royal hunting lodge, the Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid, where this type of entertainment was first presented to the court.

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (1823-1894) was a well-known composer of the popular Spanish opera form, Zarzuela.

His works include: El barberillo de Lavapiés, Jugar con fuego, Pan y toros, Don Quijote, Los diamantes de la corona, and El Diablo en el poder.

The character of much of Barbieri's work is farcical, utilizing mistaken identity and other devices to entertain the audience. His themes deal largely with the ins and outs of love, and the relations between the upper and lower classes in nineteenth-century Spain, but there is also a distinct political character to much of his work. The zarzuelas Barberillo and Pan both contain plots to overthrow the government.
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Luis Cobos' work is arrangements on existing songs, mostly classical music, traditional Spanish music, and some of his records are of the traditional music of Latin American, Central America, and Mexico.

Luis Cobos (born in Ciudad Real) is a musician, composer and Spanish conductor, with a high national and international recognition. He is currently chairman of the management entity Performers (IEA) and president of the Latin Recording Academy The Latin Recording Academy.

His big break came in 1982 when he recorded in the legendary Abbey Road studios in London with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album Zarzuela.

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