La vida breve

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La vida breve (Life is Short, also: The Brief Life) is an opera in two acts and four scenes by Manuel de Falla to an original Spanish libretto by Carlos Fernández-Shaw. The first performance was given at the Casino Municipale in Nice on April 1, 1913. The complete opera, only an hour in length, is seldom performed today, but its dances are, especially the famous Interlude and Dance, played often at orchestral concerts of Spanish music. Also, the ... more
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Carlos Fernández Shaw

Carlos Fernández Shaw (September 23, 1865 – June 7, 1911) was a Spanish poet and playwright. He wrote the libretti for the operas Margarita la tornera by Ruperto Chapí and La vida breve by Manuel de Falla. Fernández Shaw was the son of a Spanish father and an English mother. One of his descendants,...

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  • 1904

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  • Apr 1, 1913

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Composer

Manuel de Falla

Manuel de Falla y Matheu (November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946) was a Spanish composer of classical music. Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was his mother; at the age of 9 he was introduced to his first piano professor. Little is known of that period of his life, but...
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