After observing "Dear me, insurrections are becoming tiresome," in the third act of this work, Princess Marghanza sings the "Allegretto a la Seguidilla." The title character is the rumored leader of a rebel army, whose death in ocean transit is being kept secret. The viceroy
After observing "Dear me, insurrections are becoming tiresome," in the third act of this work, Princess Marghanza sings the "Allegretto a la Seguidilla." The title character is the rumored leader of a rebel army, whose death in ocean transit is being kept secret. The viceroy foils the army by disguising himself as the title figure, then providing copious alcohol and marching the troops to fatigue. This work is set in colonial Peru, where Don Medigua attempts to suppress the rebellion of Cazzaro. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, the composer adapted its finale into one of his trademark patriotic marches. For ten points, name this operetta by John Phillip Sousa.
After observing "Dear me, insurrections are becoming tiresome," in the third act of this work, Princess Marghanza sings the "Allegretto a la Seguidilla."
El Capitan