Pepita Jiménez is a lyric comedy or comic opera with music written by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. The original opera was written in one act and used an English libretto by Albéniz's patron and collaborator, the Englishman Francis Money-Coutts, which is based on the novel of the same name by Juan Valera. The opera was later adapted several times, first by the composer and later by others, into numerous languages and different constructs, including both a two-act version and a three-act version.
| Librettist | Francis Burdett Money-Coutts (based on the novel of the same name by Juan Valera) |
| Date of composition | 1895 (revised in 1896) |
| Premiered | 1896, January 5th (Gran Teatro del Liceo) in Barcelona, Spain |
| First published | 1896 |
| Type | Opera |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Pepita Jiménez, a young widow Voice (Tenor) - Don Luis de Vargas, a young theological student Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Antoñona, her serving woman Voice (Baritone) - Don Pedro de Vargas, father of Luis Voice (Bass) - Vicar Voice (Baritone) - Count Genazahar, a gay young officer Voice (Tenor) - 1st Officer Voice (Baritone) - 2nd Officer |
| Autotranslations beta |
Isaac Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez "A Lyric Comedy in One Act" Isaac Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez "A Lyric Comedy in One Act" Isaac Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez "A Lyric Comedy in One Act" |