Ricardo Montalban Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
The Ricardo Montalban Theatre hosts a production of Luisa Fernanda. Federico Moreno Torroba's 1932 show is one of the last and greatest examples of the zarzuela, a traditional Spanish form which blends operatic grandeur with dramatic musical theatre. Luisa Fernanda tells a story of romance set against the backdrop of the popular 1868 uprising against the Queen of Spain.
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OK, So this is not the "Luisa Fernanda" from LA Opera starring Maestro Placido Domingo as Don Dival from 2 year ago looking 20 years younger and sounding like a GOD! BUT! This zarzuela was pretty tasty (zarzuela is also a spanish dish)!! This was a very "spanish" production with the simple sets and very detailed costumes. For those who dont speak spanish, one of the best part of a zarzuela is the dialogue between songs wich is done in a poetry format so it sounds like music via spoken word. The story unlike most operas is not about the rich but about common people and the songs are glorious!!! It was a pleasure to have Maestro Federico Moreno-Torroba (the son of the composer of the same name) with us and have great talent like RENÉE RULON CORTEZ (Carolina), VINCENTE SOLBES (Javier) and GABRIEL OLIVA (Anibal) who is also the Director. Very proud to have had this production of "Luisa Feranda" in Los Angeles!! Lets do more of this very latin "ART FORM", but next time a zarzuel from Latin America!!
Humberto Capiro
Talented singers, entertaining story, and beautiful music made a very pleasant outing. I went with my mother who grew up listening to and loving zarzuelas & she wasn't disappointed one bit.
I enjoy zarzuelas very much. This one in particular was good but far from great. There were several things that disappointed me. First of all the actress portraying Luisa Fernanda looked more like her mother. Female singers did not have enough strength in their voices. The actor playing Anibal was really good, he stole the show from Luisa Fernanda and the colonel.
I do want to see more zarzuelas in the future. Too bad there aren't enough zarzuela lovers in this city to enjoy these kind of spectacles.
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The Ricardo Montalban Theatre is a landmark theater built in 1926 by Cecil B. De Mille and and famous Los Angeles architect Myron Young. An intimate venue with 1,200 seats, the theater is located in the heart of Hollywood, just south of Hollywood and Vine. It was previously known as the Doolittle Theatre and, before that, the Huntington Hartford. A recent partnership with Nike has brought a Nik
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Love! Rivalry! Politics! Federico Moreno Torroba's 1932 zarzuela (a Spanish musical that blends the brilliance of Broadway with the passion of opera) is filled with romance, comedy and stirring music, which is sung in Spanish but will be presented with English supertitles.
Luisa Fernanda, one of the last great romantic zarzuelas, became popular to the Spanish culture and reached highest popularity during the nineteenth century. In the beginning of the twentieth century great zarzuelas were written, and among them is Luisa Fernanda, which up to this date is the most performed. Luisa Fernanda is a love story told within the time of the popular 1868 uprising against the Queen of Spain. The themes relate to the universal desire for democracy; this was the first time in Spanish history that the people spoke out against their monarchy and demanded a government that spoke for the people. This story is very relevant to today's society and is told beautifully through traditional Zarzuela style