Luisa Fernanda (zarzuela)
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Librettist
LanguageSpanish
Premiere
| Luisa Fernanda | |
|---|---|
| Zarzuela by Federico Moreno Torroba | |
_-_Fondo_Car-Kutxa_Fototeka.jpg) Performance by Orfeón Donostiarra, 1945 | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Premiere | |
Luisa Fernanda is a romantic zarzuela in three acts by Federico Moreno Torroba. It has been performed more than 10,000 times.[1] The Spanish-language libretto is by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw. The first performance took place at Teatro Calderón (Madrid) on 26 March 1932. It was Moreno Torroba’s fourth zarzuela, his first to receive great acclaim.[1]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 26 March 1932 |
|---|---|---|
| Luisa Fernanda | mezzo-soprano | Selica Pérez Carpio |
| Vidal Hernando | baritone[2] | Emilio Sagi Barba |
| Duchess Carolina | soprano | Laura Nieto |
| Javier Moreno | tenor | Faustino Arregui |
| Mariana | mezzo-soprano | |
| Anibal | tenor | |
| Don Luis | baritone | |
