- Source: El reloj de Lucerna
El reloj de Lucerna (The Clock of Lucerne) is a 3-act zarzuela (drama lírico) by Miguel Marqués for a libretto (in verse) by Marcos Zapata Mañas, dedicated to Miguel Ramos Carrión. It was first staged at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid on 1 March 1884. A modern revival was attempted by Ópera XXI (Spain) in April 2018.
Roles
Background and performance history
El reloj de Lucerna gained much success. By the end of May 1884 it had been staged for 55 times, while the most popular zarzuela of Teatro Apolo of that season, San Franco de Sena by Emilio Arrieta, was performed for only 34 times.
Synopsis
The zarzuela is placed in mid-17th century Switzerland.
References
External links
El reloj de Lucerna: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
A synopsis (in Spanish) of the zarzuela at atodazarzuela.blogspot.com
El reloj de Lucerna (Ópera XXI production, 2018) on YouTube
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- El reloj de Lucerna
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- List of zarzuelas by Miguel Marqués
- List of operas by composer
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