Concert Manuel de Falla. La vida breve - opera in two acts (concert performance)
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for Manuel de Falla. La vida breve - opera in two acts (concert performance) 2022
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
La vida breve (Life is Short, also:
The Brief Life) is an opera in two acts and four scenes by Manuel de
Falla to an original Spanish libretto by Carlos Fernandez-Shaw. The first
performance was given at the Casino Municipal in Nice on April 1,
1913.
The complete opera, only an hour in length, is seldom
performed today, but its dances are, especially the famous Interlude and
Dance, played often at orchestral concerts of Spanish music. Also, the
Danse Espagnole, part of the wedding celebrations, is well-known among
the violin-playing world as a violin showpiece arranged by Fritz Kreisler. The
opera is unusual for having as much purely instrumental as vocal music. Its
opening scene effectively portrays a typical morning in the village, with a male
chorus of anvil workers plying their trade in the local forge.
From wikipedia.org
Synopsis
The story concerns a beautiful young gypsy, Salud, who is passionately in love with a young man named Paco. She does not know, and Paco does not tell her, that he is already engaged to "una de su clase" (a woman from his own, supposedly more elevated, class). However, her uncle and her grandmother have discovered this, and they unsuccessfully try to prevent her from interrupting her lover's wedding after she learns the truth. When Salud confronts Paco before the astonished bride and the wedding guests, he denies knowing her and, her heart broken, Salud literally drops dead at his feet - in what is said to be the ultimate gesture of contempt for a former lover.
Schedule for Manuel de Falla. La vida breve - opera in two acts (concert performance) 2022
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