Bewitching Love

Gypsy play in one act and two scenes, written expressly for Pastora Imperio. Libretto by Gregorio Martínez Sierra.

Composition Dates

1915

Place and Date for Premier

Madrid, Teatro Lara, 15th April 1915.
Pastora Imperio, Candelas; José Moreno Ballesteros, director; Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre, sets and costumes; Gregorio Martínez Sierra, stage director.

Script

Scene 1:

• 1. Introduction and Scene

• 2. Song of Wounded Love

• 3. Spell

• 4. Dance at the End of the Day (later the Fire Dance)

• 5. Scene (Vulgar Love) (later omitted)

• 6. Ballad of the Fisherman

• 7. Interlude (later the Pantomime).
Scene 2:

• 8. Introduction (The Will-o’-the-Wisp) (later omitted)

• 9. Scene (Terror) (almost entirely omitted)

• 10. Dance of the Will-o’-the-Wisp (later the Dance of Terror)

• 11. Interlude (Hallucinations)

• 12. Song of the Will-o’-the-Wisp

• 13. Spell to Win Back Lost Love (omitted)

• 14. Scene (Popular Love) (omitted)

• 15. Dance and Song of the Pretend Witch (later the Dance and Song of the Love Game)

• 16. Finale (The Bells of Dawn).

Candelas, Old Gypsy Woman, Little Gypsy, another Little Gypsy and Gypsy man.

Duration

Approximately 34 minutes.

Musical Elements

Voice and recited texts, flute (piccolo), oboe, horn, cornet, bell ringer, piano, 2 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass.

Edition and Scores

Chester-Wise Music Group. Score reconstructed by Antonio Gallego and edited by Jean-Dominique Krynen. Chester-Wise Music Group • Manuel de Falla Ediciones (co-edition for Spain, Portugal and Latin America).