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A national monument in Spain, Manuel de Fallas La vida breve is perhaps the greatest opera ever written in the Spanish language. A kind of tragic zarzuela, it unites verismo atmosphere, Andalusian local colour and a score shimmering with reminiscences of French Impressionism.

La vida breve is the story of a poor gypsy and her lover, who is engaged to wed a wealthy girl. Simply a stroke of genius wrote Spains Opera Viva about Guancarlo del Monacos austere, minimalist staging at Valencias Palau de les Arts Reine Sofia. Giancarlo del Monaco has worked with most important opera houses and festivals (MET, La Scala, Bregenz etc.)