Organization

Singer

Soprano

Mariola Cantarero

Solea

Mezzo-soprano

Sandra Ferrández

Cigana

Tenor

Antonio Gandía

Rafael Ruiz

Juan Jesús Rodríguez

Juanillo

Bass

Simón Orfila

Padre Antón

Stage director

Raúl Vázquez

Conductor

Oliver Díaz

Lighting designer

Eduardo Bravo

Costume designer

Massimo Carlotto

Set designer

Carlos Santos

Choreographer

Alberto Ferrero

María Rodríguez

Frasquita

Directora asistente

Lara Diloy

Sara López de Haro

Loliya

Baritone

Fernando Campero

Hormigon

Julio Ramírez

Caireles

Andrés Merino

Pezuño

Fran Gordillo

Recalcao

Soraya Méncid

Shepherd

Juan José Almonte

Seller

Javier Barea

Alguacilillo

Moisés Molina

Peones

Javier Ruiz

José Ángel Florido

Teatro Maestranza

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Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

Choir of the Teatro de la Maestranza

Escolanía de Los Palacios

El gato montés -  (The Wild Cat)

Seville

Spain

Teatro de la Maestranza

Sala Principal

Public

The Wild Cat

Approved

El gato montés Penella

Temporada 21/22Funciones: 17 y 19 febreroUn torero, Rafael, y el bandolero Juanillo -conocido como el Gato Montés- se enfrentan por el amor de una mujer de e...

A bullfighter, Rafael, and the bandit Juanillo -known as the Gato Montés (The Wildcat) fight each other over the love of a gypsy woman called Soleá. The rivalry of the two men -in reality, two sides of the same coin- unleashes tragic conflict and questions of honor. Composer Manuel Penella took his opera to the United States in 1921 after four triumphant years in Spain, with Pastora Imperio and Concha Piquer.

Andalusian farmhouses, the bandit's cave high in the hills, or the courtyard of the Maestranza bullring in Seville where the horses are saddled evoke the settings for an opera which includes a whole display of popular melodies, including the famous “pasodoble” Torero Quiero Ser , heard at every bullfight to this day.

The clichés of Spanish identity are revised in an opera of high dramatic impact and great musical depth.

English

The Wild Cat by Penella, From (2022/2022), Directed by Raúl Vázquez,, Conductor Oliver Díaz, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, Spain

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