The music and drama of La vida breve place it closer to the conventions of late nineteenth century French and Italian opera than to the zarzuelas de Falla had written in his youth. In general, its music has a late Romantic cosmopolitanism, but distinctly Andalusian flavors come through clearly at certain folksy moments and in the dances. It's a gratifyingly lyrical work, with a sympathetic protagonist and a colorful supporting cast. It's not performed frequently, but it seems like it would be a natural for pairing with ...
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The music and drama of La vida breve place it closer to the conventions of late nineteenth century French and Italian opera than to the zarzuelas de Falla had written in his youth. In general, its music has a late Romantic cosmopolitanism, but distinctly Andalusian flavors come through clearly at certain folksy moments and in the dances. It's a gratifyingly lyrical work, with a sympathetic protagonist and a colorful supporting cast. It's not performed frequently, but it seems like it would be a natural for pairing with either Cavalleria rusticana or I Pagliacci.Victoria de los Angeles made two complete recordings of La vida breve. The first one, reissued here on Somm and conducted by Ernesto Halffter with a Spanish cast, was made early in her career, in 1954, when she was 31, six years after she sang the opera in a BBC broadcast. As Salud, the gypsy girl who dies of grief after being rejected by the man she loves, de los Angeles is in strong voice -- she sings with a pure yet rich tone that's...
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