FULL La corte de Faraón (Lleo) Havanna Israel González, Reidles Torres, Carlos Lara, Jorge Temprano

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: La corte de Faraón   
• Composer: Lleó Vincente  
• Libretto: Guillermo Perrín, Miguel de Palacios    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Gran Teatro de La Habana, Cuba, Teatro Lírico Nacional de Cuba (Ópera Nacional)  
• Recorded: unknown
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Israel González, Reidles Torres, Carlos Lara, Jorge Temprano, Maite Milián, Ivan Balmaseda, Roberto García
• Conductor: Eduardo Diaz  
• Orchestra: Orquesta del Gran Teatro de la Habana  
• Chorus: Coro del Teatro Lírico Nacional  
• Ballet: Ballet Lizt Alfonso  
• Stage Director: Humberto Lara  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
•  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

“La Corte del Faraón” is a zarzuela called “Biblical Operetta” or even “Auto Sacramental” in one act and five scenes. It premiered in Madrid at the Eslava Theater on January 21, 1910, with a libretto by Guillermo Perrín and Miguel de Palacios and music by Vicente Lleó.
It is a kind of zarzuela, where elements of operetta, zarzuela, magazine, and even cuplé are mixed. It is framed within the genre called “Sicaliptic”, which is famous for its dialogues full of insinuations and sexual connotations, songs with a spicy aroma and vaudeville-like entanglements, which was in fashion during the first third of the 20th century. This work is humorous, it is set in Egypt and its musical references make it at times a parody of Aida by Verdi.