This opera opens during a holiday where people in the street happily toss a straw man, or "El Pelele
This opera opens during a holiday where people in the street happily toss a straw man, or "El Pelele," into the air on a blanket. Pepa arrives in her dogcart and quickly gets angry at her boyfriend, the toreador Paquiro, whose flirtatious conduct angers Fernando. At the ball in the next scene, Fernando vows to defend his love Rosario, who sings "The Maiden and the Nightingale," just before the plot ends with his death in a duel. This work was based on its composer's piano suite of the same name, subtitled "The Majos in Love." FTP, name this most famous work by Enrique Granados, inspired by the paintings of a famous Spanish artist.
This opera opens during a holiday where people in the street happily toss a straw man, or "El Pelele," into the air on a blanket.
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