The Estepona Town Hall has announced that on Sunday, 22 November, at 18:00, the zarzuela ‘La Revoltosa’ will be performed at the Auditorio Felipe VI. This production features a live orchestra and high-quality music.
‘La Revoltosa’ is a lyrical one-act sainete, with a libretto by José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw, and music composed by Ruperto Chapí. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Género Chico genre, having premiered at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid on 25 November 1897.
The narrative unfolds within a traditional Madrid courtyard (corrala) of the late 19th century. Felipe, a resident of the courtyard, boasts of being the only one immune to the charms of Maria Pepa, despite being deeply in love with her. Meanwhile, Mari Pepa experiences jealousy when she sees Felipe with two other women. Although both are secretly in love, they pretend to disdain each other.
One day, the neighbours attend a local fair, leaving Mari Pepa and Felipe alone, where they exchange playful insults until they finally confess their feelings. However, their passion is short-lived, as Felipe soon accuses Mari Pepa of looking at other men, leading to frequent arguments in their relationship. Despite this, they keep their affair a secret.
Meanwhile, the other women in the courtyard, fed up with their husbands' behaviour towards Mari Pepa, decide to teach them a lesson. Tickets for the performance are available at teatroestepona.com and at the Auditorio box office two hours before the show starts.
