European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Spanish to the Bone s a Ciai inv Gus Schuettler Zaneta performers in colourful costumes Tell the Story at Spain through traditional song and dance. Opera Star Placido Domingo performed with the anthology of the Manuela in Heidelberg s Amphitheater left. By Janet Dagustino blah writer la opera song Lisa to sharing Conler of in Wilh anyone Bui Spanish Singer Placido Domingo one of the world s greatest tenors was willing to let some of the spotlight tall on Tellow countrymen in Ihu anthology of the Zarzuela present in Heidelberg last sunday. Domingo of course was the Star everyone came to see Bui be was often olt stage while members of the Largo Iro Upo of Zarzuela performers in color tul costumes Laid the Story of spam through i additional song and dance Zar Uela a Cross Between opera operetta and musical comedy is Spanish Blued und Bone inspired by Spanish folklore the Zarzuela paints every image associated with spam from flamenco dancers and bullfighter to conquistadors. Some 800 costumes were used by the 150 singers dancers chorus and orchestra members More spectators packed Heidelberg s and even the Sunshine and Blue Skios seemed imparted from Spain the mostly German audience wildly applauded Domingo and the Zarzuela performances which revealed a Cullura markedly different from Pineir own one american in the audience remarked that if Domingo Sang for three minutes Ine audience applauded for five before the performance the spectators were shul led by bus from various locations in the City to the Amphitheater nestled in the Woods of the rolling Hills surrounding Heidelberg people dressed in anything irom Slacks and shorts to jumpsuits and Over gowns a Jinn i seem to mid Silling on the hard clone slabs Hal served As seals or Firth log o f the ants for Domingo performing in the Manuela was like coming Home. Born in Madrid he Learned the Zarzuela irom his parents who were both singers in a Zarzuela troupe his Slage debut Al ago 16 was in a Zarzuela. Domingo s musical education eventually turned in a different direction when he was b years old his family moved to Mexico City where Domingo studied classical styles of piano composition and conducting. Al ago 20, Domingo Sang outside of Mexico for the lies Limo _ a the Dallas opera House. He further developed his talents Al the Israel National opera in Tel Aviv. Internal Lonal Success came quickly Domingo. 46, makes guest appearances in the loading opera houses of the world to has appeared m the movie be icons of Verdi s la trauma and Ocllo and Bizel s Carmen along with opera he also sings the music of contemporary composers sufi As John Lennon Paul Mccartney and Andrew Lloyd Webber. But the music of his childhood still holds a special meaning for Domingo As it does in Spanish history. Tho Zarzuela which Means Ihor Bush in Spanish is centuries old in the first half of he 17lh Century King Philip in Buill a pleasure Palace in the Guadarrama my Unla ins near Madrid called the Palacio de la Zarzuela in 1657. Line first Zarzuela production Vas performed for royally though the performance Conla Mcd Spanish Lolk dances. Irie subjects and themes stemmed largely irom mythology ii was t until the m d 18lh Century when the everyday nog of spaniards were pet scented on stage the Zarzuela Wys Ai Iosif Lor Golten the Spanish civil War Tore the Counti Iii if m 1020s my Pul the up maids under inc dictatorship of Franco in 1966. A Jse t, r-.i-, the Aizula. Curri Binni fnrnili.i1 Lornis of r in lion arid Milru Tii mall ,. Miri tradition in r a Inonu it Rii to still i j olt i anthology of the Zir Lula. Hir a j Van ii Pas Brj for. Iron the Insl popular and of spam /.ift-Iicl, ii. A i Tomigo and no a to
