Manuel Penella


Manuel Penella Moreno was a Spanish composer. His father was the composer :es:Manuel Penella Raga|Manuel Penella Raga. His daughter Magdalena Penella Silva married the politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso; through her, he was the grandfather of actresses Emma Penella, Elisa Montés and Terele Pávez.
Although his most popular work at home and abroad is the oft-revived :es:%C3%93pera espa%C3%B1ola|opera española El gato montés, several of his other works still enjoy popularity in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world, notably the chamber opera :es:Don Gil de Alcal%C3%A1|Don Gil de Alcalá, some of his revues and the ambitious, late zarzuela La malquerida, based on the masterpiece by Jacinto Benavente.

Works (not exhaustive)

Operas