Zarzuela is a type of Spanish musical theater that alternates between spoken dialogue and sung musical numbers, including operatic and popular songs as well as dance. It became popular in the Philippines in the late 19th century with performances in Spanish and Tagalog. Several famous early zarzuelas were written by Filipinos focusing on domestic situations, and some works became famous beyond their original language regions. One notable zarzuela from 1902 called Ang Kiri was banned for being seditious, and its author Juan Abad was imprisoned.
Zarzuela is a type of Spanish musical theater that alternates between spoken dialogue and sung musical numbers, including operatic and popular songs as well as dance. It became popular in the Philippines in the late 19th century with performances in Spanish and Tagalog. Several famous early zarzuelas were written by Filipinos focusing on domestic situations, and some works became famous beyond their original language regions. One notable zarzuela from 1902 called Ang Kiri was banned for being seditious, and its author Juan Abad was imprisoned.
Zarzuela is a type of Spanish musical theater that alternates between spoken dialogue and sung musical numbers, including operatic and popular songs as well as dance. It became popular in the Philippines in the late 19th century with performances in Spanish and Tagalog. Several famous early zarzuelas were written by Filipinos focusing on domestic situations, and some works became famous beyond their original language regions. One notable zarzuela from 1902 called Ang Kiri was banned for being seditious, and its author Juan Abad was imprisoned.
Zarzuela is a type of Spanish musical theater that alternates between spoken dialogue and sung musical numbers, including operatic and popular songs as well as dance. It became popular in the Philippines in the late 19th century with performances in Spanish and Tagalog. Several famous early zarzuelas were written by Filipinos focusing on domestic situations, and some works became famous beyond their original language regions. One notable zarzuela from 1902 called Ang Kiri was banned for being seditious, and its author Juan Abad was imprisoned.
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The text discusses the history and development of zarzuela and sarswela, a type of Spanish musical theater, in the Philippines. It provides information on early zarzuelas composed and performed in the country as well as details about influential theaters and composers.
According to the passage, the first zarzuela offered in the Philippines was 'Jugar con fuego' by Francisco Asnjo Barbieri in late 1878 or early 1879.
The passage states that Teatro Zorrilla was inaugurated on December 17, 1893 and became the home of the zarzuela in the Philippines.
A type of Spanish musical
theater, both spoken and sung.
A Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. ZARZUELA / SARSWELA Late 1878 or early 1879: Jugar con fuego by Francisco Asnjo Barbieri - 1st zarzuela offered in the Philippines (picture) December 08, 1880: Junto Al Pasig by Jose Jizal Agusto 17, 1893: inauguration of Teatro Zorrilla became the home of the zarzuela
October 25, 1893: El Diablo mundo by Emilio and Rafael del Val (peninsulares); nusic by Jose Estella (Filipino) Other Filipino sarswela
September 13, 1990: Ing Managpe (The Patcher) Pampanggas first sarswela; written by Mariano Proceso Pabalan Byron; music by Amado Gutierrez David 1899: An Pagtabang ni San Miguel first sarswela in Waray; by Norberto Romualdez 1901: Say Limang ag Naketket, Pampinsiwan; by Catalino Palisoc (Pangasinan)
1903: Ang Capitan (March 03) and Ang Viciohan (May 30) written in Hiligaynon by Valente Cristobal 1908: Codigo Municipal and Meysa a Kandidato by Mena Pecson Crisologo (Ilocano) 1902: Maputi ng Maitum 1 st sarswela by Vicente Sotto (Cebuano) 1902: Ang Kalupi (April), R.I.P., Walang Sugat (June 14) by Severino Reyes (Tagalog)
Native sarswelista focused on Filipino situations, domestic and social
Sarswelas famous beyond their regions: Ang Kiri Dalagang Bukid Paglipas ng Dilim
Is a drama in three acts, written by Juan Abad in 1902. This was first staged at the Teatro Libertad on 7 July 1902. At the performance in Batangas, Batangas, this was banned as "seditious" on 10 May 1903. Abad was sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined $2,000. After the Supreme Court acquitted him of seditious charges this was published in Amelia Lapea-Bonifacio, The "Seditions" Tagalog Playwrights: Early American Occupations