Juan Pascual Antonio Arrieta Corera (20 October 1821 – 11 February 1894), also known as Emilio Arrieta, was a Spanish composer. Arrieta was born in

Puente la Reina Puente la Reina (Spanish meaning literally the "bridge of the Queen"; eu, Gares) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain. Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. ...

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. His Italian musical training led him, under the favour of Queen Isabel II, to concentrate on operatic writing; and though he later composed '' zarzuelas,'' he remained less committed to the renascent art form than his contemporaries such as

Francisco Asenjo Barbieri Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (3 August 1823 – 19 February 1894) was a well-known composer of the popular Spanish opera form, '' zarzuela.'' His works include: '' El barberillo de Lavapiés'', '' Jugar con fuego'', ''Pan y toros'', ''Don Quijote'', ...

, who continued to write in an essentially Italianate style throughout his life. His ''zarzuela'' ''Marina'', one of the most popular lyric stage works in the Spanish repertoire, has been produced and recorded both on CD and DVD many times. Arrieta died in

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, aged 70.

Works

Operas

*1846 ''Ildegonda'' *1850 ''La conquista di Granata'', 3 acts with libretto by

Temistocle Solera Temistocle Solera (25 December 1815 – 21 April 1878) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Life and career He was born in Ferrara. He received his education at the Imperial College in Vienna and at the University of Pavia. Throughou ...

*1851 ''Pergolesi'' *1871 ''Marina,'' 3 acts (adapted from the 1855 zarzuela) with libretto by Francisco Camprodón and Miguel Ramos Carrión

Zarzuelas

*1853 ''El dominó Azul,'' 3 acts with libretto by Francisco Camprodón *1853 ''El grumete,'' 1 acte with libretto by

Antonio García Gutiérrez Antonio García Gutiérrez (4 October 1813 in Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz26 August 1884 in Madrid) was a Spanish Romantic dramatist. Biography After having studied medicine in his native town, García Gutiérrez moved to Madrid in 1833 a ...

*1853 ''La estrella de Madrid,'' 3 acts with libretto by Adelardo López de Ayala *1854 ''La cacería real'', 3 acts with libretto by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez *1855 ''Guerra a Muerte'', 1 act with libretto by Adelardo López de Ayala *1855 ''La dama del Rey'', 1 act with libretto by Francisco Navarro Villoslada. *1855 ''Marina,'' 2 acts with libretto by Francisco Camprodón *1856 ''La hija de la Providencia'', 3 acts with libretto by Tomás Rodríguez y Díaz Rubí. *1856 ''El sonámbulo'', 1 act with libretto by Antonio Hurtado. *1858 ''El planeta Venus,'' 3 acts with libretto by Ventura de la Vega *1858 ''Azón Visconti,'' 3 acts with libretto by

*1860 ''Los circasianos,'' 3 acts with libretto by

Luis de Olona Luis de Olona y Gaeta (Málaga, 1823 – Barcelona, 1863) was a playwright, theater impresario and librettist of a number of Spanish zarzuelas by the mid of 19th-century Spain. He was a very prolific playwright, writing comedies, Sainete, farces ...

*1861 ''Llamada y tropa,'' 2 acts with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez *1862 ''La Tabernera de Londres'', 3 acts with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez. *1863 ''La vuelta del corsario,'' 1 act with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez (second part of ''El grumete'') *1866 ''El duende de Madrid'', 2 acts *1866 ''El conjuro,'' 1 act with libretto by Adelardo López de Ayala *1866 ''Un sarao y una soirée'' 2 acts with libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión and Eduardo de Lustonó *1867 ''La suegra del diablo,'' 3 acts with libretto by Eusebio Blasco y Soler *1867 ''El figle enamorado,'' 1 act with libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión *1867 ''Los novios de Teruel,'' 2 acts with libretto by Eusebio Blasco y Soler *1869 ''De Madrid a Biarritz,'' 2 acts with libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión and Carlos Coello *1870 ''El potosí submarino'', 3 acts with libretto by Rafael García Santisteban *1873 ''Las manzanas de oro,'' 3 acts with libretto by Eusebio Blasco y Soler and Emilio Álvarez *1875 ''Entre el alcalde y el rey'', 3 acts with libretto by Nuñez de Arce. *1879 ''La guerra santa,'' 3 acts with libretto by Luis Mariano de Larra after

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

*1880 ''Heliodora o El amor enamorado,'' 3 acts with libretto by

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875. Biography Hartzenbusch was born in Madrid, Spain. His father was a German furni ...

*1883 ''San Franco de Sena,'' 3 acts with libretto by José Estremera *1885 ''El Guerrillero,'' (together with

Manuel Fernández Caballero Manuel Fernández Caballero (Murcia, 14 March 1835 – Madrid, 26 February 1906) was a Spanish composer, notably of zarzuelas. His works were seminal works in the young Género chico form of zarzuela. The success of ''Los bandos de villafri ...

and

Ruperto Chapí Ruperto Chapí y Lorente (27 March 1851 – 25 March 1909) was a Spanish composer, and co-founder of the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers. Biography Chapí was born at Villena, the son of a Valencian barber. He trained in his home to ...

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External links

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