Ángel Rubio y Laínez

1885 sketch of Ángel Rubio y Laínez

Ángel Rubio y Laínez, sometimes shortened to Ángel Rubio, (27 November 1846, Madrid – 9 April 1906, Vicálvaro) was a Spanish composer.[1] Trained at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, he was a prolific composer of zarzuelas.[2] He created more than 100 of these light operas; mostly writing in the one-act género chico genre. Two of his best known operas were Dos canarios de café (1882) and ¡Al agua, patos! (1888).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Aixalà, Roger Alier (2002). "RUBIO Y LAÍNEZ , Ángel". La zarzuela. Ma Non Troppo (imprint of Redbook Ediciones). p. 384. ISBN 9788495601544.
  2. ↑ Cincotta, Vincent J. (2003). "Ángel Rubio y Laínez". Zarzuela. The Spanish Lyric Theatre: a Complete Reference. University of Wollongong Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780864187000.
  3. ↑ Lamb, Andrew (2002). "Rubio (y Laynez), Ángel". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O904227.(subscription required)
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