El Capitan

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El Capitan is a popular comic opera by John Philip Sousa, best known for its lively marches and enduring presence in the light opera repertoire.

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El Capitan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
acts 3
basedOn Spanish colonial rule in Peru
composer John Philip Sousa
countryOfOrigin United States
firstNewYorkPerformanceDate 1896-04-20
firstNewYorkTheatre Broadway Theatre, New York City, United States
firstRunType Broadway production
genre comic opera
operetta
hasCharacter Don Errico
El Capitan
General Huaracha
Princess Marghanza
Senor Amabile Pozzo
hasRecording multiple commercial audio recordings
hasScoreType full orchestral score
vocal score with piano reduction
hasWorkDerivative El Capitan March
influenced concert band repertoire through El Capitan March
language English
librettist Charles Klein
Tom Frost
musicStyle American march style
notableFor enduring presence in the light opera repertoire
lively marches
notableNumber El Capitan March
orchestration orchestra
originalLanguageCountry United States
partOf American light opera repertoire
performanceFrequency occasionally performed by light opera companies
premiereDate 1896-04-13
premierePlace Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
producerOfPremiere Francis Wilson
publisherOfVocalScore John Church Company
setting Peru
settingPeriod 16th century
subjectMatter political intrigue
romantic comedy
vocalForces chorus
solo voices
workTitle El Capitan

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John Philip Sousa notableWork El Capitan
The March King notableWork El Capitan
John Philip Sousa notableWork El Capitan
subject linked to: John