El estreno de una artista
Music by Joaquín Gaztambide · libretto by Ventura de la Vega · premiered 1852 · at Teatro del Circo
El estreno de una artista (The Premiere of a Performer) is a one-act zarzuela by Joaquín Gaztambide for libretto by Ventura de la Vega. Its first performance took place on 5 June 1852 at the Teatro del Circo in Madrid. It is an adaptation of an 1824 French opéra-comique Le concert à la cour by Eugène Scribe and Mélesville, music for which was written by Daniel Auber. After a long period of neglection, this zarzuela has been recently staged by the Teatro de la Zarzuela (2011).
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About the Composer
Joaquín Gaztambide is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Joaquín Gaztambide
- El juramento (1840)