zarzuela

__Zarzuela__ Zarzuela is a genre of music that is very dramatic in its lyrics. This genre alternates from sung and spoken scenes in the song. It incorporates both popular and operatic songs, and even some dancing. The name comes from a hunting lodge near Madrid. It was known as the Palacio de la Zarzuela and this is where this type of music was first presented to the public and to the court. The earliest form of this genre was called the Baroque zarzuela. The other form of zarzuela was known as the Romantic zarzuela. The genre was very popular in many musical theatre productions. The zarzuela is very effective in giving a more dramatic feel to the musical actors and actresses. Home