Opera in the Repertoire · Romantic
El barberillo de Lavapiés
libretto by Luis Mariano de Larra · premiered 1874 · at Teatro de la Zarzuela
El barberillo de Lavapiés, Op. 56, is a zarzuela in three acts by Francisco Asenjo Barbieri. The libretto, in Spanish, is by Luis Mariano de Larra. The first performance took place at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid on 18 December 1874, and it became one of the most well-known zarzuelas. Translated as The Little Barber of Lavapiés, the title refers to the occupation of one of the main characters and the humble and neglected area of the Spanish capital called Lavapiés where it is set.
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