Composers and their stage works 


Antonio Buero Vallejo

Spanish painter and dramatist. Born Guadalajara 9th September, 1916

Plays

  1. En la ardiente oscuridad (In the Burning Darkness). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1946. Published 1951. Produced Madrid, Teatro Nacional Maria Guerrero, Dec. 1, 1950
  2. Historia de una escalera (Story of a Staircase). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1947. Published 1950. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Oct. 14, 1949
  3. Las palabras en la arena (Words in the Sand). Tragedy, 1 act. Written 1949? Published 1952. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Dec. 19, 1949
  4. La tejedora de sueños (The Dream Weaver). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1952? Published 1952. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Jan. 11, 1952
  5. La señal que se espera (The Expected Sign). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1952. Published 1952. Produced Madrid, Teatro de la Infanta Isabel, May 21, 1952
  6. Casi un cuento de hadas (Almost a Fairy Tale). Variation on Perrault, 3 acts. Written 1952. Published 1953. Produced Madrid, Teatro Alcázar, Jan. 9, 1953
  7. Madrugada (Daybreak). Dramatic episode, 3 acts. Written 1953. Published 1954. Produced Madrid, Teatro Alcázar, Dec. 9, 1953
  8. Irene, o El tesoro (Irene, or The Treasure). Written 1953-1954. Produced Madrid, Teatro Nacional Maria Guerrero, Dec. 14, 1954
  9. Hoy es fiesta (Today Is a Holiday). Drama. Published 1960. Produced Madrid, Teatro Nacional Maria Guerrero, Sept. 20, 1956
  10. Las cartas boca abajo (The Cards Face Down). Drama. Published 1959. Produced Madrid, Teatro de la Reina Victoria, Nov. 5, 1957
  11. Un soñador para un pueblo (A Dreamer for the People). Historical drama. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Dec. 18, 1958
  12. Las meninas (The Ladies-in-waiting). Historical drama. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Dec. 9, 1960
  13. El concierto de San Ovidio (The Concert on St. Ovid's Day). Dramatic parable, 3 acts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Goya, Nov. 16, 1962
  14. Aventura en lo gris (Adventure in Grayness). Drama, 2 acts and interlude. Produced Madrid, Teatro Club Recoletos, Oct. 1, 1963
  15. El terror inmóvil (Motionless Terror). Tragedy. Written in 1949. Published in its entirety, 1979
  16. El tragaluz (The Skylight). Experiment in two parts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Bellas Artes, Oct. 7, 1967
  17. Mito (Myth). Libretto for an Opera. Published 1968
  18. La doble historia del doctor Valmy (The Double Story of Doctor Valmy). Dramatic narrative in two parts. First performed in English: Chester (England), Gateway Theatre, Nov. 22, 1968. Spanish production: Madrid, Teatro Benavente, Jan. 29, 1976
  19. El sueño de la razón (Reason's Dream). Fantasy in two parts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Reina Victoria, Feb. 6, 1970
  20. Llegada de los dioses (Arrival of the Gods). Fable in two parts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Lara, Sept. 17, 1971
  21. La Fundación (The Foundation). Fable in two parts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Fígaro, Jan. 15, 1974
  22. La detonación (The Detonation). Fantasy in two parts. Produced Madrid, Teatro Bellas Artes, Sept. 20, 1977
  23. Jueces en la noche (Judges in the Night). Drama. Produced Madrid, Teatro Lara, Oct. 1979.