zarzuela

f.

1 zarzuela(Music).

2 operetta, comic opera, light opera, opéra comique.

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zarzuela

► nombre femenino

1 MÚSICA zarzuela, Spanish operetta

2 COCINA fish stew

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SF

1) Spanish light opera

2)

zarzuela de mariscos — Esp seafood casserole

3)

(Palacio de) la Zarzuela — royal palace in Madrid

ZARZUELA Zarzuelas, named after the Zarzuela Palace where they were first performed in the 17th century for the entertainment of Philip IV, are a kind of Spanish comic folk opera. They are usually in three acts, and their chief ingredients include stock characters, traditional scenes and a mixture of dialogue, music and traditional song. After a decline in popularity in the 18th century, interest in this very Spanish genre was rekindled as part of the 19th century revival of Spanish nationalism.

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femenino (Espec, Mús) traditional Spanish operetta

•• Cultural note:

zarzuela

A musical drama consisting of alternating passages of dialogue, songs, choruses, and dancing, that originated in Spain in the seventeenth century. Its name comes from the Palacio de la Zarzuela, Madrid. It is also popular in Latin America. Zarzuela declined in the eighteenth century but revived in the early nineteenth century. The revived zarzuela dealt with more popular themes and was called género chico. A more serious version developed, known as género grande

(Palacio de) la Zarzuela

The Madrid palace where the Spanish Royal Family now lives

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femenino (Espec, Mús) traditional Spanish operetta

•• Cultural note:

zarzuela

A musical drama consisting of alternating passages of dialogue, songs, choruses, and dancing, that originated in Spain in the seventeenth century. Its name comes from the Palacio de la Zarzuela, Madrid. It is also popular in Latin America. Zarzuela declined in the eighteenth century but revived in the early nineteenth century. The revived zarzuela dealt with more popular themes and was called género chico. A more serious version developed, known as género grande

(Palacio de) la Zarzuela

The Madrid palace where the Spanish Royal Family now lives

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zarzuela

feminine

zarzuela (↑ zarzuela a1) , (Palacio de) la Zarzuela (↑ zarzuela aa1)

A (Espec, Mús) traditional Spanish operetta

B (Coc):

zarzuela de mariscos/pescado seafood/fish casserole

C

la Zarzuela tb el Palacio de la Zarzuela the Royal Palace (in Madrid)

CULTURAL NOTE

zarzuela

A musical drama consisting of alternating passages of dialogue, songs, choruses, and dancing, that originated in Spain in the seventeenth century. Its name comes from the Zarzuela palace, Madrid. It is also popular in Latin America.

Zarzuela declined in the eighteenth century but revived in the early nineteenth century. The revived zarzuela dealt with more popular themes and was called género chico. A more serious version developed, known as género grande.

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zarzuela sustantivo femenino (Espec, Mús) traditional Spanish operetta
zarzuela sustantivo femenino
1 Mús Spanish operetta
2 Culin seafood casserole
'zarzuela' also found in these entries:
English:
operetta

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Zarzuela nf

la Zarzuela = palace which is the official residence of the Spanish royal family in Madrid

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zarzuela

f

1 MÚS type of operetta

2 GASTR seafood casserole