El puñao de rosas is a one-act zarzuela "of Andalusian customs" by Spanish composerRuperto Chapí to a libretto by Carlos Arniches and. It was successfully premiered on October 30, 1902, at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid. A parody zarzuela, El cuñao de Rosa, with text by Candela and Merino and music by, was staged in February next year.
RolesAccording to the 10th edition of the libretto (Madrid: Sociedad de Autores Españoles, 1903), see IMSLP.
Music
There are six musical numbers. The introduction has a sort orchestral prelude, which is followed by an elaborate opening scene: Socorro's prediction is inserted into the chorus, and when she leaves, another chorus tune frames Rosario and Carmencilla's parts with Socorro's song interrupting this scene twice. The same song is put into Rosario and Tarugo's duo, the finale and culminative section of which is a zapateado. The second duo is in ABA1B1 form with a bolero in the B section. No. 4 is actually a sequence of separate scenes: a male chorus nocturne gives place to an agitated female chorus, which is followed by an arriero's tune. After this a comic trio is presented without any transition. No. 5 is famous for its final tanguillo performed by Carmencilla, and it is preceded by an introductive chorus and Rosario's copla. No. 6 is just a minute long and is not an independent piece: it is based on the A1 section from No. 3. For the Finale a variation of the concluding measures of No. 1 is used.
Musical numbers
No. 1. Introduction and chorus. Una gitana vieja me dijo un día
No. 2. Duo. ¡Ay! Mare del alma mía, que güen porveni me espera
No. 3. Duo. No te asustes tú, alma mía
No. 4. Chorus:
*Va la tarde cayendo —
*Como bandá de palomas —
*Arrierito, arriero, ¡mal haya tu suerte perra! —
No. 4. Trio. Con perro, escopeta, morral y canana
No. 5. Tango:
*¡Venga jaleo! ¡Venga jarana! —
*Yo sufro mientras tu gosas —
*No le cuentes ar cura, chiquiya
No. 6. Scene. ¡Naide! ¡Toó está tranquilo!
Finale
Arrangements
Chapí composed a Pasodoble based on several tunes of the zarzuela. Ricardo Villa, a prominent wind band director, arranged Nos. 1 and 3 of the zarzuela making up a Fantasy.
Recordings
The order of the roles: Rosario – Socorro – Carmencilla – Pepe – Tarugo – 3 Huntsmen – An arriero.
Zafiro 1959: Dolores Pérez, Delian Rubens, Emilia Rincón, Tino Moro, Eladio Cuevas, Santiago Ramalle, Tino Pardo, Fernando Hernández. Chorus: Coros de Radio Nacional de España. Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid. Enrique Navarro. — No. 1 is recorded with cuts. This recording contains also the Pasadoble based on the tunes of the zarzuela.
Alhambra 1970: Carmen Sinovas, Pura María Martínez, Isabel Higueras, Antonio Blancas, José Peromingo, Juanito Navarro, Manolo Codeso, Alfonso del Real, Aurelio Rodríguez. Chorus: Cantores de Madrid. Orquesta Filarmonía de España. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. — No. 6 and Finale not recorded.
The Pasodoble was recorded several times in different versions.
