| Zarzuela Opera For The Students Of Castilian | | | | and spoken elements. Zarzuela differs from opera |
| Language In Instituto Hemingway in Bilbao | | | | in that it is sung on Spanish, and it includes spoken |
| At Instituto Hemingway we have organised | | | | sections as opposed to the predictable recitations |
| another cultural activity for students studying on | | | | of opera. |
| our Spanish courses. This week, on the 27th | | | | El Barberillo de Lavapiés is the name of opera |
| January 2010 we will meet at the Arriaga theatre | | | | that we will be going to hear on the 27th January. |
| to experience the famous Zarzuela titled El | | | | Madrid, 1770. The Spanish king is Charles III. |
| Barberillo de Lavapiés. | | | | Political intrigue is all the rage, from the Marquis of |
| The Zarzuela is a Spanish musical genre which | | | | Esquilache to the Count of Aranda to Grimaldi and |
| became popular at the beginning of the 20th | | | | the Count of Floridablanca. This is the backdrop of |
| century. Zarzuelas are still very popular in Spain | | | | two love stories: those of plebeians Paloma and |
| and many of their songs are known by | | | | Lamparilla, and nobles La Marquesita Estrella (from |
| everybody and form part of popular culture. | | | | Floridablanca's side) and Don Luis de Haro |
| Zarzuela by definition is a form of theatrical music, | | | | (Grimaldi's nephew). After a thousand and one |
| or a genre of music composed for the stage | | | | vicissitudes, Grimaldi is toppled and Floridablanca |
| which emerged in Spain and has instrumental | | | | takes over power. Bliss comes then to Madrid in |
| elements, vocal elements, (solos, duos, chorus…) | | | | general and to the couples in the story. |