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Zarzuela Viva

$17.99

Details

Composer
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Manuel Fernandez Caballero, Ruperto Chapi, Federico Chueca, Geronimo Gime
Artist
Orquesta de Cordoba, Coro de opera de Cordoba, Lucia Tavira, Javier Povedano
Format
CD
Label
IBS Classical
Released
May 01, 2026
Catalog #
IBS-92025
UPC
8436597701013

About

Zarzuela Viva is a vibrant, direct, and deeply engaging celebration of Spain's most beloved lyric genre. This album brings together a carefully curated selection of the most popular and instantly recognisable zarzuela numbers, designed to connect immediately with a wide audience while fully preserving artistic and musical excellence. Under the direction of Alejandro Muñoz, the Córdoba Orchestra and the Córdoba Opera Chorus deliver a performance full of energy, colour, and stylistic authenticity. They are joined by two highly charismatic soloists, soprano Lucía Tavira and baritone Javier Povedano, whose voices add warmth, expressiveness, and brilliance to each piece. The programme spans zarzuela's golden age, from the late nineteenth century to the early decades of the twentieth, featuring romanzas, choruses, and orchestral interludes that form part of Spain's collective musical memory. Love, humour, passion, jealousy, and popular life unfold in a lively and accessible recording, ideal both for seasoned listeners and for newcomers discovering zarzuela for the first time. Zarzuela Viva is not only a tribute to this national genre, but also an invitation to enjoy it today with freshness, rhythmic vitality, and genuine emotion-making this album an especially attractive and highly commercial title for a broad international audience.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 El bateo: Prelude 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    El bateo: Prelude
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Federico Chueca
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  2. 2 La marchenera: Petenera 03:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    La marchenera: Petenera
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Federico Moreno Torroba
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  3. 3 El Patio de los Naranjos: Romanza de Martiniyo 04:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    El Patio de los Naranjos: Romanza de Martiniyo
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Pablo Luna
    Performer
    Javier Povedano
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  4. 4 Doña Francisquita, Act III: Coro de Romanticos: Donde va, donde va la alegria? 04:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Doña Francisquita, Act III: Coro de Romanticos: Donde va, donde va la alegria?
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Amadeo Vives
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  5. 5 La del Soto del Parral: Ronda de enamorados 04:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    La del Soto del Parral: Ronda de enamorados
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Reveriano Soutullo, Juan Vert
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  6. 6 La Revoltosa: Preludio 05:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    La Revoltosa: Preludio
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Ruperto Chapí
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  7. 7 La tempranica: Romanza de la Tempranica: Sierras de Granada 06:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    La tempranica: Romanza de la Tempranica: Sierras de Granada
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Gerónimo Giménez
    Performer
    Lucía Tavira
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  8. 8 El niño judío: Canción de Manacor 04:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    El niño judío: Canción de Manacor
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Pablo Luna
    Performer
    Javier Povedano
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  9. 9 El duo de la africana: Coro de la Murmuración 03:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    El duo de la africana: Coro de la Murmuración
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Manuel Fernandez Caballero
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  10. 10 La boda de Luis Alonso, o La noche del encierro: Intermedio 05:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    La boda de Luis Alonso, o La noche del encierro: Intermedio
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Jeronimo Gimenez
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  11. 11 La Chiquita Piconera: Dúo de Custodia y Rafael 06:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    La Chiquita Piconera: Dúo de Custodia y Rafael
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Ramón Villalonga
    Performer
    Lucía Tavira, Javier Povedano
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  12. 12 La chulapona: Chotis 03:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    La chulapona: Chotis
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Federico Moreno Torroba
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  13. 13 El barberillo de Lavapies: Coro de costureras y guardias 02:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    El barberillo de Lavapies: Coro de costureras y guardias
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
    Ensemble
    Coro de Ópera de Córdoba, Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  14. 14 Dona Francisquita, Act III: Fandango 02:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Dona Francisquita, Act III: Fandango
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Amadeo Vives
    Ensemble
    Orquesta de Cordoba
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz