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In 19th-century Madrid, Francisquita loves student Fernando, who is infatuated with actress Aurora, herself involved with Lorenzo. Francisquita pretends to accept the advances of Fernando’s father, Don Mathias, to make Fernando jealous. Fernando in turn woos Francisquita to provoke Aurora, but falls genuinely in love with her. A series of disguises, rumors, and a duel lead Don Mathias to recognize he is too old for Francisquita and bless the young couple’s marriage.
A three-act Spanish zarzuela by Pablo Sorozábal with libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw. The roles include barmaid Marola, her father Juan de Eguía, her lover Leandro and a former sailor named Simpson.
A three-act romantic zarzuela in Spanish.
In 19th-century Madrid, Francisquita loves student Fernando, who is infatuated with actress Aurora, herself involved with Lorenzo. Francisquita pretends to accept the advances of Fernando’s father, Don Mathias, to make Fernando jealous. Fernando in turn woos Francisquita to provoke Aurora, but falls genuinely in love with her. A series of disguises, rumors, and a duel lead Don Mathias to recognize he is too old for Francisquita and bless the young couple’s marriage.
A three-act Spanish zarzuela by Pablo Sorozábal with libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw. The roles include barmaid Marola, her father Juan de Eguía, her lover Leandro and a former sailor named Simpson.
A three-act romantic zarzuela in Spanish.