Biography
El dúo de la africana's biography
In this fiction created by Albertí y Cunillé, the traditional Spanish Zarzuela Company “Santa Espina”, is on tour around a central american country called Nueva Peñaranda Republic which is ruled by a dictator that every night turns into a regular citizen to go out to party. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Governor , in charged, to rule. This argument is the setting for this zarzuela of great theatrical audacity. The original premiere of “ El dúo de la Africana ” took place in Madrid in 1893.
BARCELONA / SPAIN
El dúo de la africana/ The African duet
by Xavier Albertí and Lluïsa Cunillé
Cast: Chantal Aimée (Miss Gobernor), Xavier Albertí (Pianist), Pere Arquillué (Manager), Félix Pons (Greguerío), Miquel Cobos (Giuseppini), Oriol Genís (Regidor), María Hinojosa (La Antonelli), Alicia Pérez (Barefooted Dancer, Amina, Doña Serafina), Carme Sánchez (Choir's first voice)
Voices in off: Víctor Molina and Rafa Cruz
Coro de Cámara Fòrum Vocal: Susana Agustín, Gemma Andreu, Rafael Aragonès, Dinna de Rosa, Pau Fincias, Albert Gràcia, Anna Mañas, Maria Melnychin, Carme Mora, Leonor Ràfols, Toni Duch, Toni Trigueros, Víctor Vilca y Montserrat Vives
Chorus director: Daniel Mestre
Original music: Manuel Fernández Caballero
Set designer: Lluc Castells
Lighting designer: Albert Faura (a.a.i.)
Costume designer: María Araujo
Characterization: Toni Santos
Movement: Barbara Kasprowicz
Sound space: Jordi Orriols
Playwrigh: Lluïsa Cunillé
Direction assistant: Carles Fernández
Set assistant: Irene Martínez
Costume assistant: Mireya Ferré
Dog´s mechanism: Lluís Traveria
Set realization: Castells Planas de Cardedeu
Productor and equipment: Teatre Lliure
Director: Xavier Albertí
Duration: 100 minutes
Opening: 13th April, 2007, Teatre Lliure, Barcelona, Spain
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Schedule
fiba@festivalesbsas.gob.ar
0800-333-7848 / M to F / 10:00am to 08:00pm