The FIU School of Music is has brought back the tradition of Zarzuela to Miami! Through a collaboration highlighting the talent of FIU Opera Theater students and dancers from Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts´Segovia Ballet Español, this was the first-ever full production of a Zarzuela at Florida International University.
Under the direction of vocal professor Robert B. Dundas and choreography by Marisol Moreno, the audience followed the charming story of Doña Francisquita, a comedy based on the story of two young lovers, Francisquita and Fernando, during Carnival season in Madrid. Songs and dialogue in Spanish with English supertitles. Accompanied by the FIU Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Javier Jose Mendoza.
The FIU School of Music is bringing the tradition of Zarzuela to Miami!
Through a collaboration highlighting the talent of FIU Opera Theater students and dancers from Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts´Segovia Ballet Español, this will be the first-ever full production of a Zarzuela at Florida International University.
March 1-2, 2018
7:30 p.m.
FIU Wertheim Theatre
Under the direction of vocal professor Robert B. Dundas and choreography by Marisol Moreno, follow the charming story of Doña Francisquita, a comedy based on the story of two young lovers, Francisquita and Fernando, during Carnival season in Madrid. Songs and dialogue in Spanish with English supertitles. Accompanied by the FIU Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Javier Jose Mendoza.
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