
Homage to Guillermo and Carlos Fernández-Shaw
Carmen Solís, Carlos Crooke and Aurelio Viribay
Ironic, humorous, mocking, funny... These are some of the terms that best define an integral part of Spanish musical theatre. Few theatrical traditions like the zarzuela and other similar genres have shown such a capacity to use satire to depict the reality of their time. The essence of the tonadilla, sainete (one-act farce) or parody was precisely their sarcastic and hilarious spirit. This series focuses on the comic side of these works and features some of the most famous zarzuelas.