Composers and their stage works 



Alejandro Casona

(1903 - 1965): Spanish Poet and dramatist; pseudonym of Alejandro Rodriguez Álvarez. Born Besullo, Asturia 23 March, 1903; died Madrid 17 September, 1965

PLAYS

  1. Otra vez el diablo (The Devil Again). Morality play, prologue and 3
    acts. Written 1927. Published 1935. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Apr. 26, 1935
  2. La sirena varada (The Siren Castaway). Play, 3 acts. Written 1929.
    Published 1934. Produced Madrid, Teatro Español, Mar. 17, 1934.
  3. Sancho Panza en la isla Barataria (Sancho Panza on the Island of Barataria). Play, 1 act. Written 1931? Produced Teatro del Pueblo (Misiones Pedagógicas). Based on Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes.
  4. Entremés del mancebo que casó con mujer brava (Interlude of the Cripple
    Who Married a Fierce Woman)
    . Play, 1 act. Written 1931? Published 1941. Produced Teatro del Pueblo (Misiones Pedagógicas).
  5. El misterio del Maria Celeste (The Mystery of the Mary Celeste). (With Alonso Hernández-Catá). Play, 3 acts. Written 1935? Produced Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela, July, 1935.
  6. Nuestra Natacha (Our Natacha). Play, 3 acts. Written 1935? Published 1936. Produced Barcelona, 1935. Based on an earlier adaptation from Heinrich Heine entitled Balada de Atta Troll (The Ballad of Atta Troll, wr. ca. 1931).
  7. Prohibido suicidarse en primavera (No Suicide Allowed in Spring). Play, 3 acts. Written 1937. Published 1941. Produced Mexico City, Teatro Arbeu, June 12, 1937.
  8. El crimen de Lord Arturo (The Crime of Lord Arthur). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1938? Produced Havana, 1938.
  9. Romance de Dan y Elsa (Romance of Dan and Elsa). Romantic comedy, 3 acts. Written 1938? Produced Caracas, Teatro Nacional, June 17, 1938.
  10. Sinfonía inacabada (Unfinished Symphony). Romantic historical
    drama, 3 acts. Written 1939. Produced Montevideo, Teatro Solis, May 21, 1940.
  11. María Curie (Marie Curie). Dramatic biography. (With Francisco Madrid). Written 1940? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Smart, 1940.
  12. Las tres casadas perfectas (The Three Perfect Married Women). Play, (Adaptation), 3 acts. Written 1941? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Avenida, May, 1941. Based on a play by Arthur Schnitzler.
  13. La dama del alba (The Lady of the Dawn). Ballad, 4 acts. Written 1944? Published 1944. Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Avenida, Nov. 3, 1944.
  14. La barca sin pescador (The Boat Without a Fisherman). Play, 3 acts. Written 1945? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Liceo, July 24, 1945.
  15. La molinera de Arcos (The Wife of the Miller of Arcos). Musical interlude, 5 scenes. Written 1947? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Argentino, June 19, 1947.
  16. Los árboles mueren de pie (The Trees Die Standing). Play, 3 acts. Written 1949? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Ateneo, Apr. 1, 1949.
  17. Fablilla del secreto bien guardado (Little Fable of the Well-kept Secret). Play, 1 act. Written 1949? Published 1949.
  18. Farsa del cornudo apaleado (Farce of the Thrashed Cuckold). Play, 1 act. Written 1949? Published 1949. Based on Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron.
  19. Farsa y justicia del corregidor (Farce and Justice of the Magistrate). Play, 1 act. Written 1949? Published 1949.
  20. La llave en el desván (The Key in the Loft). Play, 3 acts. Written 1951? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Ateneo, June 1, 1951.
  21. ¡A Belén, pastores! (To Bethlehem, Shepherds). Play. Written 1951? Produced Montevideo, Parque Rodó, December, 1951.
  22. Siete gritos en el mar (Seven Cries in the Sea). Play, 3 acts. Written 1952? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Politeama, Mar. 14, 1952.
  23. La tercera palabra (The Third Word). Play, 3 acts. Written 1953? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Odeón, May 29, 1953.
  24. Corona de amor y muerte; Doña Inés de Castro (The Crown of Love and
    Death).
    Dramatic legend, 3 acts. Written 1955? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Odeón, Mar. 8, 1955.
  25. La casa de de los siete balcones (The House with Seven Balconies). Play, 3 acts. Written 1957? Produced Buenos Aires, Teatro Liceo, Apr. 12, 1957.
  26. Carta de una desconocida (Letter of an Unknown Woman). Dramatic monologue. Written 1957? Produced Brazil, Porto Alegre, Teatro Sao Pedro, May 9, 1957.
  27. Tres diamantes y una mujer (Three Diamonds and a Woman). Play. Written 1961? Produced Buenos Aires, 1961.
  28. El lindo Don Gato (The Handsome Mr. Gato). Play, 1 act.
  29. El caballero de las espuelas de oro (The Gentlemen with the Gold Spurs). Play.
  30. Retablo jovial. Play.