The Brief Life
Lyric drama in two acts and four scenes. Libretto by Carlos Fernández Shaw. French adaptation by Paul Milliet. Dedicated to Madame Ada Adini-Milliet and Paul Milliet, and to the memory of Carlos Fernández Shaw.
Composition Dates
1904-1913
Place and Date for Premier
Nice, Casino Municipal, 1st April 1913.
Lillian Grenville, Salud; Jacques Miranne, director; Strelesky, stage director; R. Lassalle, set designer.
Paris premiere, Opéra-Comique, 6th January 1914.
Madrid premiere, Teatro de la Zarzuela, 14th November 1914
Script
Salud, 2nd, 3rd and 4th sellers (sopranos); Grandmother, Carmela and 1st seller (mezzo-sopranos); Paco, a voice in the forge, a distant voice and Vendor (tenors); Manuel (baritone); Uncle Sarvaor (bass); singer and choir.
Duration
Approximately 65 minutes
Musical Elements
2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, celesta, glockenspiel, guitar, 2 harps and strings
Edition and Scores
Manuel de Falla Ediciones (Spain). Score edited by Jean-Dominique Krynen. Manuel de Falla Ediciones • Chester-Wise Music Group (co-edition for the United States, Canada, Latin America, Japan, and Australia). Éditions Max Eschig (rest of the world).