''Gitano'' is a 2007 album of
zarzuela
() is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs, as well as dance. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name o ...
arias sung by tenor
Rolando Villazón, with the
Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid conducted by
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...
, for
Virgin Classics
Virgin Classics was a record label founded in 1988 as part of Richard Branson's Virgin Records.
The unit, along with EMI Classics, was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 as part of the takeover of the EMI Music Group, however the terms o ...
.
[Billboard - 2007 2 17 p37 "2007 is already proving to be a big year for superstar tenor Rolando Villazon. The Mexican singer has just released "Gitano" (Virgin Classics, Feb. 6), a fascinating and colorful disc of 20th-century Spanish zarzuelas (theatrical songs) sung ...]
Track listing
* "Por el humo se sabe dónde está el fuego" from ''
Doña Francisquita'' by
Amadeu Vives, libretto Federico Romero, Guillermo Fernández Shaw
* "Bella enamorada" from ''
El último romántico'' (1928)
Reveriano Soutullo,
Juan Vert, libretto José Tellaeche
* "Raquel" from ''
El huésped del Sevillano'' (1926) Jacinto Guerrero lyrics Enrique Reoyo, Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena
* "De este apacible rincón de Madrid" from ''
Luisa Fernanda'' (1932)
Federico Moreno Torroba, lyrics Federico Romero, Guillermo Fernández Shaw
* "Pajarin, tú que vuelas" from ''La pícara molinera'' (1928)
Pablo Luna
Pablo Luna Carné (May 21, 1879 Alhama de Aragón – January 28, 1942 Madrid) was a Spanish composer.Vincent J. Cincotta Zarzuela, the Spanish lyric theatre: a complete reference 2003 "Along with Amadeo Vives, Jose Serrano, Francisco Alonso and ...
, lyrics Pilar Monterde, Eulalia Fernández Galván, Ángel Torres del Álamo, Antonio Asenjo Pérez
* "Canción guajira" from ''
La alegría del batallón'' (1909)
José Serrano Carlos Arniches, Félix Quintana
* "La roca fría del Calvario" from ''
La dolorosa'' (1930)
José Serrano Juan José Lorente
* "Madrileña bonita" from ''La del manojo de rosas'' (1934)
Pablo Sorozábal Anselmo Cuadrado Carreño, Francisco Ramos de Castro
* "
No puede ser" from ''
La tabernera del puerto'' (1936)
Pablo Sorozábal Federico Romero, Guillermo Fernández Shaw
* "Ya mis horas felices" from ''La del soto del Parral'' (1927)
Reveriano Soutullo,
Juan Vert Luis Fernández de Sevilla, Anselmo Cuadrado Carreño
* "Suena guitarrico mío" - Jota de Perico from ''El guitarrico'' (1900)
Agustín Pérez Soriano Manuel Fernández de la Puente, Luis Pascual Frutos
* "Mi aldea" from ''Los gavilanes'' (1923)
Jacinto Guerrero José Ramos Martín
* Jota - "Te quiero, morena" from ''El trust de los tenorios'' (1910)
José Serrano Carlos Arniches, Enrique García Álvarez
* "
Amor, vida de mi vida" from ''Maravilla'' (1941)
Federico Moreno Torroba Antonio Quintero, Jesús María Arozamena
* "Un gitano sin su honor" from ''Luna'' (1998)
José María Cano music and lyrics
Chart positions
References
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Zarzuela
2007 classical albums
Albums conducted by Plácido Domingo
Rolando Villazón albums