Pel teu amor. L'empremta del teatre líric català

Antoni Font Mir

Authors

Antoni Font Mir Universitat autònoma de Barcelona i Institut del Teatre

Keywords:

Catalan lyric theatre, musical theatre, cuplé, El Paral·lel, Pel teu amor, Rosó, Josep Ribas

Abstract

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the creation of a Catalan lyric theatre that coexisted with the predominance of lyric theatre in Spanish. From the outset, the different attempts to create a Catalan lyric theatre have been led by different illustrious figures from Catalonia’s musical scene, with the creation of shows and the organisation of different lyric seasons that in the end often have not the most successful. In the 1922-1923 season there was a new attempt to revive this genre at the Teatre Tívoli in Barcelona.

The show that closed that season was Pel teu amor, written by Josep Ribas and Miquel Poal-Aregall. It included the song "Rosó", which has transcended eras and borders and has become a very popular piece in Catalonia. This study focuses on the detailed analysis of Pel teu amor and examines all its songs, its plot, staging and writers as well as the repercussions until today. Moreover, it explores the history of Catalan lyric theatre, providing a new vision that breaks through the boundaries between genres.

Author Biography

Antoni Font Mir, Universitat autònoma de Barcelona i Institut del Teatre

PhD candidate at the UAB, University Masters Degree in Theatre Studies at the UAB, Bachelor’s Degree in Dramatic Art from the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. He is the found- ing editor of Teatremusical.cat. His research and career focus on Catalan musical theatre, where he has worked professionally in most of the fields of the performing arts as an actor, director, lyrics adaptor and lighting designer.