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Sevilla

 

B - P Guerrero, Alfonso X

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Sevilla

 

M Alcazar

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Sevilla

 

Figaro a.o.

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Sevilla

 

Don Juan

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Sevilla

 

N - Carmen

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Sevilla

 

Q - Carmen

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Sevilla

 

Q H opera

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Sevilla

 

J flamenco- I

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Sevilla

 

Q flamenco

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Sevilla

 

Q flamenco

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Sevilla

 

N A Conservatorio

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Sevilla

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F O Turina*

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Linares

 

C Andres Segovia*

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Linares

 

J E Andres Segovia*

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Granada

 

B K Cathedral

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Granada

 

M - O Debussy

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Granada

 

G O A Falla, H

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Granada

 

G García Lorca

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Granada

 

C García Lorca

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Fuente Vaqueros

 

G García Lorca*

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Málaga

 

J instruments

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Cádiz

 

F Falla*

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Cádiz

 

F O    Falla*

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Cádiz

 

E  Falla

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Cádiz

 

B - Haydn

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B - P Guerrero, Alfonso X

Avenida de le Constitución, Sevilla

Catedral de Santa Maria

Until 1248 Sevilla was a Moorish town with a high musical tradition; it was a centre of instrument making. After that the Alcázar became a royal castle. King Alfonso X died here in 1284. The Alcázar is the location of two operas by Donizetti: La Favorita and Maria Padilla. The latter was the mistress of Pedro I (14th c.) and had an apartment here (now: Cuartos de María de Padilla).

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M Alcazar

Patio de Banderas, Sevilla

Alcázares Reales

Sevilla is anyhow a favorite location for opera stories. Beethove‘‘s Fidelio and Verdi‘s La Forza del Destino are both connected with the town. In the Calle de S. Tomás the barbershop of Figaro should have been (operas by Mozart, Paisiello and Rossini).

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Figaro a.o.

Calle de Santo Tomás, Sevilla

 

More opera. The Hospital de la Caridad was established in 1664 by Miguel de Mañara (plaque), the protagonist in an opera with this name by Henri Tomasi. Miguel‘s relative Juan de Mañara is said to have served as the model of THE Don Juan; apart from the symphonic poem by Richard Strauss there are the operas Don Giovanni by Mozart and L‘ombra di Don Giovanni by Alfano.

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Don Juan

Calle Temprado, 3 Sevilla

Hospital de la Caridad

The building of the University is the former Real Fábrica de Tobacos, where Carmen from Bizet‘s opera is one of the cigar makers (first act). The 18th century factory had the disposition of its own prison; this appears in the opera too.

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N - Carmen

Calle de San Fernando, 4 Sevilla

Universidad

Carmen by Georges Bizet ends with Carmen‘s death during a bull fight in Sevilla‘s still existing Plaza de Toros.

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Q - Carmen

Calle de Adriano, 1 Sevilla

Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza

The large and luxurious Teatro de San Fernando from 1847 (3000 seats) was replaced in 1989-91 by an up-to-date opera building, also concert hall, with 1800 seats. Own orchestra (Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla).

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Q H opera

Paseo de Cristóbal Colón, 12 Sevilla

Teatro de la Maestranza

This Flamenco museum was established in 2006, endorsed by the dancer Cristina Hoyos. The building from the 18th century rests on foundations of a Roman temple. An urn contains copies of the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran and the Vedas, to symbolize the multicultural roots of the Flamenco. There are live performances and lessons. www.flamencomuseum.com

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J flamenco- I

Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos, 3 Sevilla

Museo de Baile Flamenco

Daily flamenco performances at 19:30 and 21:00 (7:30 and 9:00 PM). The building is from the 16th century, the stables of the palace of the countess of Librija. Besides, courses, conferences and exhibitions are organized. www.casadelamemoria.es
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Q flamenco

Calle Cuna, 6 Sevilla

Centro Cultural Flamenco 'Casa de le Memoria'

A new theatre, exclusively devoted to flamenco performances, is in the quarter of Triana at the other side of the river. This quarter played an important role in the development of the Flamenco. www.teatroflamencotriana.com

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Q flamenco

Teatro Flamenco Triana

The present conservatory is the successor of the first one from 1882 in Calle Imperial. An Orchesta Conjunta has been formed in cooperation with the university. There is a special section of ancient music.

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N A Conservatorio

Calle de los Baños, 48 Sevilla

Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel Castillo

Birthplace of Joaquin Turina, °1882. He left Sevilla in 1802 but honored his native town with piano pieces (Sevilla, Rincones sevillanos), the guitar piece Sevillana and the song cycle with orchestra Canto a Sevilla.

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F O Turina*

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The great pioneer of modern guitar playing, Andrés Segovia, was born in Linares in 1893; the bronze statue was made by Julio López Hernández.
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C Andres Segovia*

Glorieta de América, Linares (Jaén)

 

An Andres Segovia museum is since 2000 in the 17th century Orozco palace. Segovia died in 1987 in Madrid; his mortal remains were moved in 2002 into the crypt of the museum building. www.segoviamuseo.com
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J E Andres Segovia*

Calle Canovas del Castillo, 59 Linares (Jaén)

Museo Andres Segovia

The building of the cathedral started in May 1492, just after the capture of the city from the Moors. Here and in the adjacent Capilla Real soon opulent church music flourished. From the two organs by Francisco Fernández Dávila (1746-49) only the imposing cases are extant. Important musicians from Granada are Luis and Andrés de Narváez, 16th c. vihuela players and -composers.

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B K Cathedral

Gran Via, 5 Granada

Catedral

Few records survive of the refined musical culture at the Moorish court, probably equivalent to its artistic splendor. After 1492 it was continued in Morocco. Near the 14th century Puerto del Vino , a plaque reminds of the piano piece of that name by Debussy - and of his Soirée de Grenade and Ibéria.

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M - O Debussy

Plaza Algibes, Granada

Puerto del Vino

Manuel de Falla lived from 1921 until 1939, when he moved to Argentina, in a small villa in the hills south-east of the town (fine view!). El Retablo de Maese Pedro and the harpsichord concerto were written here and with Federico García Lorca he realized a revival of cante jondo / flamenco. Since 1965 the house is a museum. From 1975 on, the Falla archive, a culture centre (courses, research), a conservatory and a modern auditorium were added. www.archivo-falla.es
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G O A Falla, H

Paseo de los Mártires, Granada

Centro Culural Manuel de Falla

Summer house (1926-36) of the family of Federico García Lorca (1898-1936). He was a famous poet, playwright, artist, musician and even composer and he cooperated with Falla in promoting Canto Jondo. He was killed by Franco supporters in 1936.

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G García Lorca

Calle Virgen Blanca, Granada

Huerte de San Vicente

Former café Alameda, a favorite place of Falla and García Lorca. A bronze figure of the latter is sitting at one of the tables.

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C García Lorca

Plaza del Campillo Bajo, 9 Granada

restaurant Chikita

Birthplace of Federico García Lorca, °1898. The house is a museum since 1982.

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G García Lorca*

Calle Poeta García Lorca, 4 Fuente Vaqueros

 

The 18th c. Palacio Conde de las Naves houses a collection of 400 instruments since 2013, also interesting for young people. The instructive program implies rather ‘please play’ than ‘don‘t touch‘. www.musicaenaccion.com

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J instruments

Calle Beatas, 15 Málaga

Museo Interactivo de la Música

Birthplace of Spain‘s greatest composer Manuel de Falla y Matheu, °1876.

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F OFalla*

Plaza de Mina, 3 Cádiz

 

Second house of Falla, 1884-1896. From here he left for the Madrid conservatory.

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F O Falla*

Calle Ancha, 19 Cádiz

 

Grave of Manuel de Falla, 1946 in Alta Gracia, Argentina; his mortal remains were buried here in 1949.

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E Falla*

Plaza Catedral, s/n Cádiz

Catedral Nueva

In 1785 Joseph Haydn got a commission from a aristocratic prelate of Cadiz to compose orchestral music to accompany the Lent ceremonies in the underground chapel (Capilla de la Passión) of this oratory. In February 1786 Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (the seven last words by our crucified saviour) sounded here for the first time. The composition was soon admired all over Europe; Haydn made an arrangement for string quartet and later also a vocal version.

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B - Haydn

Calle Rosario, 10 Cádiz

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva

Beneath the choir of the cathedral is the grave of Juan del Encina, 1530. He was born in Salamanca in 1568 as Juan de Fermoselle, studied law at the university, but grew into a writer of edifying plays (representaciones) and a poet and composer of numerous songs, mostly villancicos. He was singer in the cathedral and worked at the castle of Alba de Tormes (20 km southeast of S.; only a single donjon is extant). In 1498 he left Salamanca, having failed to obtain a permanent post, and went to Italy. From 1521 onwards he lived in León. Encina‘s works were very popular; his songs form a great deal of the Cancionero de Palacio (< 0101).

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