''The Three-Cornered Hat'' ( es, El sombrero de tres picos) is a novel written by

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza (10 March 183319 July 1891) was a nineteenth-century Spanish novelist, known best for his novel ''El sombrero de tres picos'' (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village l ...

in 1874. The piece should be classified as a

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

and it contains popular tradition with a linear plot line. The novel has a theatrical format and it has been compared with the Miguel de Cervantes novel '' Don Quijote''. It was adapted into the

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

'' The Three-Cornered Hat'', by Manuel de Falla. ''The Three-Cornered Hat'' has been adapted into: * A musical comedy by

Howard Dietz Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist, best remembered for his songwriting collaboration with Arthur Schwartz. Biography Dietz was born in New York City. He attended Columbia Colle ...

and Arthur Schwartz called ''

Revenge with Music ''Revenge with Music'' is a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, that opened on Broadway in 1934. This was the first "book" musical by Dietz and Schwartz. Background and productions Dietz, inspired by a ...

'' (1934),\ * An opera composed by Riccardo Zandonai called ''

La farsa amorosa is an opera in three acts by Italian composer Riccardo Zandonai. The opera is on a comic subject, and was an attempt to revitalize the ''opera buffa'' tradition which flourished in Italy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The story is ba ...

'' (1933) * An opera composed by

Hugo Wolf Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf (13 March 1860 – 22 February 1903) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Ro ...

called ''

Der Corregidor ''Der Corregidor'' is a comic opera by Hugo Wolf. The German libretto was written by Rosa Mayreder-Obermayer, based on the short novel '' El sombrero de tres picos'' by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. History Wolf composed the opera in 1895 and revis ...

''., A Musical Comedy version by Bob Beare and Young Smith was produced by Main Street Theatre in Houston in 2002.

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{{reflist 1874 novels Spanish novels adapted into films Novels by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón Novels set in Andalusia Novels adapted into ballets