STAGE WORKS
EL AMOR BRUJO
("Love, the magician").Gitanería in one act and two scenes written especially for Pastora Imperio.
Libretto by Gregorio Martínez Sierra.
DATE OF COMPOSITION
1915
FIRST PERFORMANCE
Madrid, Teatro Lara, 15 April 1915. Candelas, Pastora Imperio; conductor, José Moreno Ballesteros; set and costume designer, Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre; stage director, Gregorio Martínez Sierra.
SECTIONS / MOVEMENTS
Scene 1: 1. Introducción y escena - 2. Canción del amor dolido - 3. Sortilegio - 4. Danza del fin del día (Danza del Fuego in the ballet version) - 5. Escena (El amor vulgar) (omitted in the ballet) - 6. Romance del pescador - 7. Intermedio (Pantomima in the ballet). Scene 2: 8. Introducción (El fuego fatuo) (omitted in the ballet) - 9. Escena (El terror) (largely omitted in the ballet) - 10. Danza del fuego fatuo (Danza del Terror in the ballet) - 11. Interludio (Alucinaciones) - 12. Canción del fuego fatuo - 13. Conjuro para reconquistar el amor perdido (omitted in the ballet) - 14. Escena (El amor popular) (omitted in the ballet) - 15. Danza y canción de la bruja fingida (Danza y canción del juego de amor in the ballet) - 16. Final (Las campanas del amanecer).
CHARACTERS
Candelas, Old Gypsy (female), Young Gypsy (female), Other Gypsy (female), Gypsy (male).
DURATION
34 minutes approx.
INSTRUMENTATION
Singing voice (the role of Candelas) and spoken parts, flute (piccolo), oboe, horn, cornet, bells, piano, 2 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass.
PUBLISHER
Chester. Score reconstructed by Antonio Gallego and edited by Jean-Dominique Krynen. Chester / Manuel de Falla Ediciones (co-published for Spain, Portugal and Latin America).