Here are some mezzo/soprano duets from Zarzuelas:
In Francisco Asenjo Barbieri's famous EL BARBERILLO DE LAVAPIES, there is a duet in Act III for the seamstress Paloma (mezzo) and the soprano Marquesita, "Aqui estoy la vestida", in which Paloma counsels the Marquesita on how to successfully masquerade as a maja (courtesan).
In Tomas Breton's LA VERBENA DE LA PALOMA, there's a duet for Rita and Susana, "Ya estas frente a la casa", in which the former tries to persuade the latter that, now that Susana wants nothing mor to do with her erstwhile lover Julian, why not let Rita "console" him?
There is a delightful duet for Lady Ketty and Soledad in Manuel Fernandez Caballero's LOS SOBRINOS DEL CAPTAIN GRANT, in which the two girls compare the differences between how men in their two countries (Spain and England) attempt to seduce women - "En Inglaterra los amantes".
There is a duet, with chorus, for Pepa and Manuela "Ya esta ahi la Manuela" (Panaderos) in Federico Chueca's Zarzuela AGUA, AZUCARILLAS Y AGUARDIENTE.
In Francisco Alonso's LA CALESERA, there's a delicious jealousy/spite duet for Marquesa Elena and the heroine Maravillas, "Usia es damisela de marin~aque".
There is a touching duet for Manuela and Rosario in Federico Moreno Torroba's LA CHULAPONA, "Confieso que le quise por envidia", in which Rosario confesses to Manuela that she (Rosario) tried stealing Manuela's fiance out of envy, but will give him up despite now being pregnant (out of wedlock) by him. (Manuela, of course, does the right thing, and gives up Jose Maria so he can marry the mother of his baby, in the finale.)
Another duet - in the form of a Habanera - with chorus in Manuel Penella's DON GIL DE ALCALA, for Nina Estrella and her maid Maya, "Todas las man~itas".
Another duet with chorus, for Carmela and Aurora, comes from Francisco Alonso's LA PARRANDA, "Dame el dineriquio, que yo te guarde".
There is the mother-daughter lament, for Adriana and Rosaura in Jacinto Guerrero's LOS GAVILANES, "No merece ser feliz".
In Jose Maria Usandizaga's LAS GOLONDRINAS, there is a duet for Lina and Cecilia, "Camino sempre...".
In Francisco Barbieri's PAN Y TOROS, there is the duet "Quien cogida es infraganti" for Pepita and La Princesa.
Karen Mercedes http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html *************************************** In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. - Proverbs 3:6
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