Bringing the first Latin-American opera to life
Subtitle: staging La púrpura de la rosa in Sheffield
By: edited by Jane W. Davidson and Anthony Trippett
Contributors: Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681; Torrejón y Velasco, Tomás de, 1644-1728; Torrejón y Velasco, Tomás de, 1644-1728; University of Sheffield
Series: Durham modern languages series. HM -- 9; Durham modern languages series -- 9.
Publisher: Durham University
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780907310655
Subjects: Operas; Librettos; Opera; Production and direction
Other titles: Staging La púrpura de la rosa in Sheffield; Púrpura de la rosa :
Description: xviii, 386 pages : 21 cm +
Notes: "The opera [La púpura de la rosa] is the focus of this collection of essays, which are the fruit of a unique collaborations between hispanists and musicians. The project set out to edit, develop and perform the opera in Spanish, integrating the practice of performance with collaborative research into that practice, the libretto and the score, as well as into the literary, musical, social and historical contexts"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes an English translation of Don Pedro Calerón del la Barca's Spanish libretto by Nicholas G. Round.

The acc. DVD documents the key stages of the Sheffield realisation of the opera, including scenes from rehearsals and interviews with participants.

Includes bibliographical references.