First edition, 1941. The preferred English-language history: a survey from the
Middle Ages to the mid–20th century; all forms are considered. Musical exam-
ples, illustrations, 25-page bibliography, and index.Opera
- Subirá, José. Historia de la música teatral en España.Barcelona: Labor, 1945.
214p. ML1747 .S83.
Historical survey from medieval liturgical drama through opera and zarzuela
of the 19th century. Musical examples and photos, no bibliography or index.
2667.Teatro y música en España (siglo XVIII): Actas del Simposio Internacional
Salamanca 1994.Ed. Rainer Kleinertz. Kassel: Reichenberger, 1996. viii,
234p. ISBN 0-930700-72-7. ML315.3 .S554.
Consists of 11 papers from the conference; one is about Portugal, the others
are about stage music of Spain. Of special interest: Reinhard Strohm,
“Francesco Corselli’s Operas for Madrid” (#717); and Rainer Kleinertz, “La
zarzuela del siglo XVIII entre ópera y comedia.” - Subirá, José.La tonadilla escénica. Madrid: Tipografía de Archivos, 1928–
- 3v. ML1747 .S8.
The definitive history and analytical study of the 18th- and early-19th-century
opera-in-miniature, the scenic tonadilla. Includes extensive appendixes of sup-
plementary materials: documents, chronologies, casts, lists of works, perform-
ers, musical transcriptions, libretti, and composer biographies. No index or
bibliography. - Cotarelo y Mori, Emilio. Historia de la zarzuela, o sea el drama lírico en
España desde su origen a fines del siglo XIX.Madrid: Tipografía de Archivos, - 618p. ML1747 .C6 H5.
A comprehensive study, tracing the zarzuela from its origins in the 17th cen-
tury to 1857. Focus is on performance history rather than on musical aspects.
Illustrations but no musical examples, bibliography, or index. - Bussey, William M. French and Italian Influences on the Zarzuela, 1700–
- Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research, 1982. 297p. ISBN 0-8357-1285-0.
ML1950 .B87.
A scholarly account of the era, with musical examples and analyses, produc-
tion histories, and description of primary and secondary sources. A useful
glossary of terms, bibliography of some 500 items, index of names, titles, and
topics. - Fernández-Cid, Antonio. Cien años de teatro musical en España, 1875–1975.
Madrid: Real Musical, 1975. 610p. ISBN 84-387-0021-7. ML1747 .F47.
A useful, illustrated survey of opera, zarzuela, and other stage music for the
century. List of librettists and biographical section for composers. No bibliog-
raphy; with index.
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