La tabernera del puerto

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La tabernera del puerto
Zarzuela by Pablo Sorozábal
Other titleRomance Marinero
Librettist
LanguageSpanish
Premiere
6 April 1936 (1936-04-06)
Teatro Tívoli, Barcelona

La tabernera del puerto (also known as Romance Marinero) is a zarzuela in three acts by composer Pablo Sorozábal. The opera uses a Spanish-language libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw. The work premiered at the Teatro Tívoli in Barcelona on 6 April 1936.[1]

The aria "No puede ser" is a popular excerpt.

Roles[edit]

Role Voice type Premiere cast
6 April 1936
Marola, a barmaid soprano
Juan de Eguía, Marola's father baritone
Leandro, Marola's lover tenor
Simpson, a former sailor bass
Abel, a young vagabond soprano
Chinchorro, skipper of the boat Leandro baritone
Antigua, old woman selling hammock and sardines mezzo-soprano
Ripalda, a waiter tenor
Verdier, a smuggler and friend of Juan de Eguía barítone

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