Luisa Fernanda [videorecording] / by Federico Moreno Torroba ; stage director and set designer, Emilio Sagi ; TV director, âAngel Luis Ramâirez ; an Opus Arte/Teatro Real production in association with TVE and ARTE G.E.I.E.
Zarzuela in three acts. Libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernâandez Shaw. Synopsis and program notes in English, French, German, and Spanish (25 p. : ports.) inserted. Special features include: illustrated synopsis in English with French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles (6:10), De este apacible rincâon de Madrid, featurette with interviews of Emilio Sagi, Jesâus Lâopez Cobos & Plâacido Domingo in Spanish (24:40), and cast gallery. Nancy Herrera (Luisa Fernanda) ; Mariola Cantarero (Duchess Carolina) ; Josâe Bros (Javier Moreno) ; Plâacido Domingo (Vidal Hernando) ; Raquel Pierotti (Mariana) ; Javier Ferrer (Anâibal) ; Sabina Puâertolas (Rosita) ; Josâe Antonio Ferrer (Don Florito Fernâandez) ; Federico Gallar (Don Luis Nogales) ; David Rubiera (Bizco Porras) ; Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; Jesâus Lâopez Cobos, musical director. Filmed at Teatro Real de Madrid July 14th & 16th, 2006.
Summary:
Set in Spain in 1868 during the monarchy of Queen Anne, the beautiful Luisa Fernanda is courted by a wealthy landowner Vidal. But Luisa can't forget her first love, Javier, now a colonel in the Royal Hussars. She is devastated when Javier is courted by the duchess Carolina, and so agrees to marry Vidal. Uncertainty reigns as all are divided between the revolutionaries and the monarchy; the surprising outcome is not revealed until the final moments of the play.
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