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The first documented operatic event in Havana took place in 1776. That presentation was mentioned in a note published in the newspaper Diario de La Habana on December 19, 1815: "…Today, Wednesday 19th of the current, if the weather allows, the new tragic opera of merit in three acts that contains 17 pieces of music, titled Dido Abandoned will be performed […]
Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes (3 April 1874, in Havana – 7 September 1944) was a Cuban composer, and an author of books on the history of Cuban folk music. [1]The outstanding habanera Tú, [2] written when he was sixteen, was his best-known composition. [3]
Criolla is a genre of Cuban music which is closely related to the music of the Cuban Coros de Clave and a genre of Cuban popular music called Clave. [ 1 ] The Clave became a very popular genre in the Cuban vernacular theater and was created by composer Jorge Anckermann based on the style of the Coros de Clave .
[5] [6] Other works include La Bella Cubana (a habanera for two violins and orchestra), La Jota Aragonesa (Op.5), and several sets of violin Études, of which Josephine Wright wrote: "Collectively, these études are striking for their melodic content as well as their technical difficulty, and they give insight into the virtuosic skills of their ...
La Flor de Cuba, possibly the earliest surviving photograph of a Cuban popular band) They were playing in the Teatro Villanueva in Havana in 1869 when the Spanish Voluntarios attacked the theatre, killing some ten or so patrons who had been watching a bufo (musical satirical comedy), and applauding its revolutionary sentiments.
Her best-known roles were Medea, Bernarda in The House of Bernarda Alba, Lalita in Contigo, pan y cebolla, [2] Camila in Santa Camila de La Habana Vieja, the Cuban play Vagos rumores (in which Santana considered that she "developed as an actress"), and especially, her work with Abelardo Estorino.
Juana Bacallao (26 May 1925 – 24 February 2024), also known as Juana la cubana and Juana La Caliente, was a Cuban singer and musician. [1] [2] [3] ...
Trova is a style of Cuban popular music originating in the 19th century. Trova was created by itinerant musicians known as trovadores who travelled around Cuba's Oriente province , especially Santiago de Cuba , and earned their living by singing and playing the guitar . [ 1 ]