ADIÓS A LA BOHEMIA
Synopsis
To end the 2025 season, Ópera de Tenerife presents Adiós a la bohemia, a small-scale opera by Pablo Sorozábal and Pío Baroja. This staging features a theatrical prologue depicting a dialogue between both creators.
An intimate, melancholic production with touches of humor and moments that show how fascinating the lives of those who fight for their dreams can be, even if they don’t achieve them. This work tells us about failure and the frustration and marginalization that accompany it. Marked by a continuous narrative, music and scene go hand in hand with Pío Baroja’s solid text.
Pablo Sorozábal’s composition masterfully expresses the emotions of the characters. With his ironic stamp, we find romances, duets, habaneras, and other references to popular folklore, but we can also appreciate the Central European influence in the musical textures and sounds of the orchestra, which Sorozábal knew so well after his studies in Germany.
All this is introduced by a theatrical prologue in the form of a dialogue between Pío Baroja and Pablo Sorozábal, which presents the genesis of this “ópera chica” (small opera), as Sorozábal called it, and which takes place in a neighborhood café with little charm and many stories to tell.
Artistic datasheet
Musical direction: Víctor Pablo Pérez
Stage management: Ignacio García
Choir conductor: Santiago Otero
Set design: Alejandro Contreras
Costume design: Ana Ramos
Lighting design: Juanjo Llorens
Lighting replacement: Jesús Díaz
Production of Donostia Musika
Cast
Trini: Jaquelina Livieri, soprano
Ramón: Juan Jesús Rodríguez, baritone
The vagabond: Javier Castañeda, bass
The gentleman who reads the Heraldo and Pablo Sorozábal: Joan Laínez, tenor
The man in the cloak: Juan Maroto, actor
A tough guy: David Barrera, tenor
A pimp (‘chulo’): David Barrera, tenor
A waiter (‘mozo’): Salvador Rodríguez, actor
Pío Baroja: Juan Calot, actor
Soprano in the prologue: Arantxa Cooper
Gallery
Multimedia
Free round-trip transport
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Tickets for the performance on Friday 5th (last day to apply: Thursday 4th at 12 noon)
Tickets for the performance on Saturday 6th (last day to apply: Friday 5th at 12 noon)
Music in the prologue
The theatrical prologue includes the following musical excerpts:
“Noche triste y enlutada”, a slow and bare version of “Adiós a la bohemia”, Pablo Sorozábal (piano and violin)
“Despierta Negro” from La tabernera del puerto, Pablo Sorozábal and lyrics by Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw (Javier Castañeda, bass)
“Melodías de la Estepa” from Black el payaso, Pablo Sorozábal (piano and violin)
“Romanza de Ascensión” from La del manojo de rosas, Pablo Sorozábal and lyrics by Anselmo Cuadrado Carreño and Francisco Ramos de Castro (Jaquelina Livieri, soprano)
“Zortziko” from Maite, slow and bare version, Pablo Sorozábal (piano and violin)
“Hacer de un mísero payaso” from Black el payaso, Pablo Sorozábal and lyrics by Francisco Serrano Anguita and Jean Jose Frappa (Juan Jesús Rodríguez, baritone)
“Deja la guadaña, segador” from Black el payaso, Pablo Sorozábal and texts by Francisco Serrano Anguita and Jean Jose Frappa (David Barrera, tenor)
“Pasodoble”, extended version, from Adiós a la bohemia, Pablo Sorozábal (piano and violin)
“Por fin llegó” from La Eterna Canción, Pablo Sorozábal and lyrics by Luis Fernández de Sevilla (Arantxa Cooper, soprano)
“Zortziko” from Maite, Pablo Sorozábal and lyrics by Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw (choir and orchestra)
Program handout
Tickets
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