This opera, composed of various musical numbers interspersed with recited verses, includes the famous Smuggler`s Polo, one of the most widespread Spanish themes of its time, reused by Liszt in his...Read more

This opera, composed of various musical numbers interspersed with recited verses, includes the famous Smuggler`s Polo, one of the most widespread Spanish themes of its time, reused by Liszt in his fantastic rondo and also often quoted by literary authors such as V. Hugo in his novel `Beetle-Zhargal` or Federico Garcia Lorca in his work `Mariana Pineda`.
The composer`s daughters, Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardo-Garcia, used the Smuggler`s Polo in a performance of Rossini`s The Barber of Seville.

Musical numbers:
1. Sinfonía
2. Aria, Por la mañana en ayunas
3. Interludio
4. Bolero, El hombre que se encuentra
5. Interludio
6. Caballo, Yo que soy contrabandista
7. Interludio
8. Recitado/aria, Formaré mi plan con cuidado/En mi comedia juntamente
9. Interludio
10. Recitado, Ah que monstruo
11. Interludio
12. Dúo, Anegado de tanta dicha
13. Interludio
14. Polaca, En tan dichoso instante
15. Finale, Y así arrepentido

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