20 September 2021, 12:00 am
Chapi: The Essence of the Zarzuela
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions, Webcasts
End Date
26 September 2021, 11:59 am

(56 min; 2015; English)
Director: Domingo Rodes

Film on Ruperto Chapi y Lorente (27 March 1851 – 25 March 1909), one of the most important and acclaimed Spanish composers of the nineteenth century. Chapi is best known for the music he composed for zarzuelas (Spanish musical theatre). He wrote zarzuelas in all shapes and sizes, including the three-act zarzuela grande and the one-act género chico (short/light) forms. His most celebrated work is La revoltosa.  

The film features the Orquestra Sinfonica de Alicante conducted by Joan Iborra.