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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Mon Apr 22, 2002  3:08 pm
Subject:  Hispanic duets for two women

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
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