Los sobrinos del Capitán Grant

Manuel Fernández Caballero, one of the most important composers of the so-called reformed or romantic zarzuela, and as such, a colleague to Francisco A. Barbieri, Emilio Arrieta, Cristóbal Oudrid, Rafael Hernando and José Inzenga, composed the music to Los sobrinos del Capitán Grant, which was premièred at the Príncipe Alfonso Theatre in Madrid on 25 August 1877. The work pertains to the Spanish opera buffa genre, created by Francisco Arderius in 1866. From the date of its première it became one of the greatest classics in the Spanish zarzuela repertory, with thousands of performances, becoming essential viewing for families at Christmas time.

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