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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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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John Philip Sousa notableWork El Capitan