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,

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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 ''

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s,'' he remained less committed to the renascent art form than his contemporaries such as Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, 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 *1851 ''Pergolesi'' *1871 ''Marina,'' 3 acts (adapted from the 1855 zarzuela) with libretto by

Francisco Camprodón Francisco Camprodón y Safont (4 March 1816 – 16 August 1870) was a Spanish playwright, poet, politician and librettist, originally from Catalonia. Biography Provenance and early years Francisco Camprodón was born in Vic Vic (; es, ...

and

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Zarzuelas

*1853 ''El dominó Azul,'' 3 acts with libretto by Francisco Camprodón *1853 ''El grumete,'' 1 acte with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez *1853 ''La estrella de Madrid,'' 3 acts with libretto by

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*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

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*1858 ''Azón Visconti,'' 3 acts with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez *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, farces and op ...

*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

*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

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*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 furn ...

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