El amor brujo (Love, the Magician, literally, Spell-bound Love or The Bewitched Love, sometimes translated as Wedded by Witchcraft) is a ballet composed in 1914-1915 by Manuel de Falla to a libretto by Gregorio Martínez Sierra. In 1916, Falla arranged a rendition of the work for sextet and small orchestra and the following year he made a concert version, also for small orchestra. Later, he fashioned a piano suite from it and finally, a second ballet version (1925) that features expanded orchestration, elimination of the narration, small cuts and plot changes, and a different order to the numbers.
Original Name | El amor brujo |
Librettist | Gregorio Martínez Sierra |
Date of composition | 1916 (1914-1915. Revised in 1916-1920.) |
Premiered | 1915, April 15th (Teatro Lara) in Madrid, Spain |
First published | 1924 |
Dedicated to | Dedicated to Pastora Imperio |
Type | Ballet |
Approx. duration | 23 minutes |
Spoken language | Spanish |
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Orchestra
5x Voice |
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Manuel de Falla: The Bewitched Love Manuel de Falla: The Bewitched Love Manuel de Falla: The Bewitched Love |