Opera in the Repertoire · Romantic
Jugar con fuego
libretto by Ventura de la Vega · premiered 1851 · at Teatro del Circo
Jugar con fuego (Playing with Fire) is a zarzuela in three acts by Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, to a Spanish libretto by Ventura de la Vega. The first performance took place at the Teatro del Circo in Madrid on 6 October 1851, and it rapidly became a cornerstone of the romantic zarzuela repertoire. The title refers to how dangerous it is to play with love.
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