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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El Capitan canonical 3

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

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John Philip Sousa → notableWork → El Capitan ⓘ
The March King → notableWork → El Capitan ⓘ
John Philip Sousa → notableWork → El Capitan ⓘ
subject linked to: John