Zarzuela Definition

zärzwālə
noun
A type of Spanish operetta.
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Other Word Forms of Zarzuela

Noun

Singular:
zarzuela
Plural:
zarzuelas

Origin of Zarzuela

  • Spanish, probably from the Palace of Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.

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Zarzuela Sentence Examples

  • A zarzuela, entitled Guerta a muerte, for which Emilio Arrieta composed the music, belongs to 1855, and to the same collaboration is due El Agente de Matrimonios.

  • In 1803 he produced El BarOn in its present form; originally written (1791) as a zarzuela, it was shamelessly plagiarized by Andres de Mendoza, but the recast, a far more brilliant work, still keeps the stage.

  • A zarzuela, named El Conde de Castralla, was given amid much uproar on the 10th of February 1856, and, as the piece seemed likely to cause serious disorder in the theatre, it was suppressed by the government after the third performance.

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Words Starting With

ZZAZAR

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