Les Arts premieres 'Doña Francisquita' in an adaptation of Lluís Pasqual with Jordi Bernàcer with musical director
27.10.2021
Les Arts és Sarsuela
- Ruth Iniesta and Ismael Jordi encapsulate the cast that includes both Ana Ibarra, Albert Casals, María José Suárez, Miguel Sola and Isaac Galán
- Lluís Pasqual introduces our texts and a narrator, Gonzalo de Castro, and translates the action into three historical moments: the 1930s of the Republic, the Franco regime of the 1960s and contemporary times.
Valencia (26.10.21). The Palau de les Arts premieres reports that see, November 3, the sarsuela 'Doña Francisquita', by Amadeu Vives, in an adaptation of Lluís Pasqual that in its last performances in Valencia directed musically by Jordi Bernàcer.
The recognized stage director pays his particular homage to the masterpiece of the genre with this muntatge, co-production between the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the Liceu and the Lausanne Opera, both scenery and costumes by Alejandro Andújar, lighting by Pascal Mérat, choreography by Nuria Castejón and design audiovisual by Celeste Carrasco.
According to Jesús Iglesias Noriega, artistic director of the Arts, at the presentation of the work, Valencia will be the third Spanish city to premiere this innovative project, with the Max Award for the best lyrical production which, moreover, will have its first preview reserved for those under 29 years of age this year, 31 October, with the clear purpose of revitalizing interest in sarsuela among younger viewers.
Jordi Bernàcer returns to the Arts after his notable success last season with 'Cavalleria rusticana' / 'Pagliacci'. She is a member of the Seua Segona who ventured into the Spanish lyrical genre with the Choir of the Generalitat and the Valencian Community Orchestra, whom she will conduct in 'Luisa Fernanda', by Moreno Torroba, in 2014, among the reference sarsueles.
The soprano Ruth Iniesta (Francisquita) and the tenor Ismael Jordi (Fernando) cap the cast, which includes the featured performers: Ana Ibarra (Aurora), Albert Casals (Cardona), Amparo Navarro and María José Suárez (Doña Francisca), Miguel Sola (Don Matías), Isaac Galán (Lorenzo Pérez), with the special participation of the actor Gonzalo de Castro and the 'bailaora', and exceptional performer of the castanyoles, Lucero Tena.
In addition to the premiere this coming November 3, the Arts has scheduled performances of 'Doña Francisquita' on the 5th, 7th and 10th of this month. The prices of the locations range between 25 and 90 euros.
Nous textos i un narrador
'Doña Francisquita' is a lyrical comedy in three acts, with music by Amadeu Vives and books by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw,
Inspired by 'The Discreet Lover' by Lope de Vega. Premiered at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid in 1923, it is considered one of the master works of the 'big genre'.
In this new adaptation, Lluís Pasqual faithfully respects the music of Amadeu Vives in this review of 'Doña Francisquita', along with the history of their friends, the vicissitudes that the love between the young Francisca and the student Fernando goes through, but proposes a series of novels.
The Catalan theater director replaces the original dialogues with the introduction of a character - played by actor Gonzalo de Castro - who acts as the conductor among the three moments in which he places the action in a journey through the complete memory of the genre: a film studio in the thirties of the Republic, a television set in the Francoism of the sixties and a modern contemporary assessment room.
Pre-release ends on the 28th
The Main Hall will host next day, October 31, at 7:00 p.m., the preview of 'Doña Francisquita', which Arts reserves exclusively for children under 29 years of age, with tickets at a single price of 10 euros.
'Preview ends at 28' consolidates here the second edition, which will begin last September with the 'Rèquiem' staged by Romeu Castellucci and which after 'Doña Francisquita' will continue with 'Madama Butterfly', 'Ariodante' and 'Wozzeck'.
