List of zarzuela composers

Score cover for the zarzuela
La Gran Vía, composed by Federico Chueca and Joaquín Valverde.

Zarzuela, is a lyric-dramatic art form which alternates between spoken and sung scenes. The latter incorporate both operatic arias and choruses and popular songs, as well as dance. The genre originated in Spain as a court entertainment in the 17th century and is still performed today, primarily in Spain, Latin America and the Philippines. The following is a list of composers who have written works in this genre.

• Pedro Acerden (Philippines)
• Daniel Alomía Robles January 3, 1871 (Huánuco) – 18 June 1942 (Lima)
• Francisco Alonso May 9, 1887 (Granada) – May 19, 1948 (Madrid)^[1]
• Emilio Arrieta October 21, 1823 (Puente la Reina) – February 11, 1894 (Madrid)
• Francisco Asenjo Barbieri August 3, 1823 (Madrid) – February 19, 1894 (Madrid)
• Tomás Bretón December 29, 1850 (Salamanca) – December 2, 1923) (Madrid)
• Ramón Carnicer October 24, 1789 (Tàrrega) – March 17, 1855 (Madrid)
• José Castel 1737 (Tudela, Navarre) – 1807
• Ruperto Chapí March 27, 1851 (Villena) – March 25, 1909 (Madrid)
• Federico Chueca May 5, 1846 (Madrid) – July 20, 1908 (Madrid)
• Manuel Fernández Caballero March 14, 1835 (Murcia) – February 26, 1906 (Madrid)
• Joaquín Gaztambide February 7, 1822 (Tudela) – March 18, 1870 (Madrid)^[2]
• Gerónimo Giménez October 10, 1854 (Seville) – February 19, 1923 (Madrid)
• Jacinto Guerrero August 16, 1895 (Ajofrín) – September 15, 1951 (Madrid)^[3]
• Jesús Guridi September 25, 1886 (Vitoria-Gasteiz) – April 7, 1961 (Madrid)^[4]
• Leon Ignacio (Philippines)
• Ernesto Lecuona August 6, 1895 (Guanabacoa) – November 29, 1963 (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
• Antonio de Literes June 18, 1673 (Majorca) – January 18, 1747 (Madrid)
• Pablo Luna May 21, 1879 (Alhama de Aragón) – January 28, 1942 (Madrid)^[5]

Poster for Doña Francisquita composed by Amadeo Vives

• Patricio Mariano (Philippines)
• Miguel Marqués May 20, 1843 (Palma de Mallorca) – February 15, 1918 (Palma de Mallorca)
• Rafael Millán September 24, 1893 (Algeciras) – March 8, 1957 (Madrid)^[6]
• Cristóbal Oudrid February 7, 1825 (Badajoz) – March 13, 1877 (Madrid)
• Federico Moreno Torroba March 3, 1891 (Madrid) – September 12, 1982 (Madrid)
• José Padilla May 23, 1889 (Almería) – October 25, 1960 (Madrid)
• Rodrigo Prats February 7, 1909 (Sagua la Grande) – September 15, 1980 (Havana)^[7]
• Gonzalo Roig July 20, 1890 (Havana) – June 13, 1970 (Havana)
• Emilio Serrano March 13, 1850 (Vitoria-Gasteiz) – April 8, 1939 (Madrid)
• José Serrano October 14, 1873 (Sueca) – March 8, 1941 (Madrid)
• Pablo Sorozábal September 18, 1897 (Donostia-San Sebastián) – December 26, 1988 (Madrid)
• Reveriano Soutullo July 11, 1880 (Pontevedra) – October 28, 1932 (Madrid)^[8]
• Joaquín Valverde February 27, 1846 (Badajoz) – March 17, 1910 (Madrid)^[9]
• Juan Vert April 22, 1890 (Carcagente) – February 16, 1931 (Madrid)^[10]
• Amadeo Vives November 18, 1871 (Collbató) – December 1, 1932 (Madrid)

Notes

1. Francisco Alonso on the Spanish Wikipedia
2. Joaquín Gaztambide on the Spanish Wikipedia
3. Jacinto Guerrero on the Spanish Wikipedia
4. Jesús Guridi on the Spanish Wikipedia
5. Pablo Luna on the Spanish Wikipedia
6. Christopher Webber, Rafael Millán, Zarzuela!, 2002.
7. Alberto Joya, Rodrigo Prats (1909–1980), Mundo Clásico, August 28, 1999 (based on
   Helio Orovio, Diccionario de la Música Cubana, Havana: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1981).
8. Christopher Webber, Reveriano Soutullo Otero, Zarzuela!, 2008.
9. Joaquín Valverde on the Spanish Wikipedia
10. Juan Vert on the Spanish Wikipedia

External links

• Zarzuela composer biographies on Zarzuela!