The Duty Officer (1915)
Genre: Operetta in one act.
Text: Eugenio Rodríguez Arias and Carlos Dotesio.
Music: Francisco Alonso.
Premiere: November 27, 1915, at Teatro Price, Madrid.
Premiere performers: C. García Ramírez, E. Oliver, E. Mira, F. Gallardo, V. Aparici, D. Barberá, V. Íñigo, J. Ramos.
Dedicated to the writer and legal advisor Eduardo Barriobero and Hernán, it was applauded for several of its numbers: a duet between Elena and Roberto, the names of the main characters, a comic triplet, a duet followed by a vibrant march, a “burlesque song” and several choral numbers.
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