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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | comic opera ⓘ |
| acts | 3 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish colonial rule in Peru ⓘ |
| composer | John Philip Sousa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstNewYorkPerformanceDate | 1896-04-20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstNewYorkTheatre | Broadway Theatre, New York City, United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstRunType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
operetta ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Don Errico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Capitan NERFINISHED ⓘ General Huaracha NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Marghanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Senor Amabile Pozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | multiple commercial audio recordings ⓘ |
| hasScoreType |
full orchestral score
ⓘ
vocal score with piano reduction ⓘ |
| hasWorkDerivative | El Capitan March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | concert band repertoire through El Capitan March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist |
Charles Klein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | American march style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring presence in the light opera repertoire
ⓘ
lively marches ⓘ |
| notableNumber | El Capitan March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguageCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American light opera repertoire ⓘ |
| performanceFrequency | occasionally performed by light opera companies ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1896-04-13 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producerOfPremiere | Francis Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfVocalScore | John Church Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
political intrigue
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| workTitle | El Capitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.