Emilio Arrieta

Juan Pascual Antonio Arrieta Corera (20 October 1821 – 11 February 1894), also known as Emilio Arrieta, was a Spanish composer. Arrieta was born in Puente la Reina, Navarre. His Italian musical training led him, under the favour of Queen Isabel II, to concentrate on operatic writing; and though he later composed zarzuelas, he remained less committed to the renascent art form than his contemporaries such as Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, who continued to write in an essentially Italianate style throughout his life. His zarzuela Marina, one of the most popular lyric stage works in the Spanish repertoire, has been produced and recorded both on CD and DVD many times. Arrieta died in Madrid, aged 72. Works Operas *1846 Ildegonda *1850 La conquista di Granata, 3 acts with libretto by Temistocle Solera *1851 Pergolesi *1871 Marina, 3 acts (adapted from the 1855 zarzuela) with libretto by Francisco Camprodón and Miguel Ramos Carrión Zarzuelas *1853 El dominó Azul, 3 acts with libretto by Francisco Camprodón *1853 El grumete, 1 acte with libretto by Antonio García Gutiérrez *1853 La estrella de Madrid, 3 acts with libretto by Adelardo López de Ayala *1854 La cacería real, 3 acts with libretto b