Opera in three acts Music by ALBEN IZ revised by SOROZABAL
English libretto:
FRANCIS BURDETT MONEY-COUTTS after the novel by JUAN VALERA Sung in the Spanish translation Of PABLO SOROZABAL gramophone recordsDon Pedro,
LOLA RODRtGLEZ CHILDREN'S CHOIR MADRID SINGERS
Orchestra conducted by PABLO SOROZABAL
The opera is a conflict between the flesh and the spirit, represented by the young widow Pepita and a theological student, Luis, who falls in love with her - only to find that he has his own father for a rival.
Act 1 Pepita's garden
2.40* Act 2 The same
3.10* during the Interval MARY GARDEN , friend of Debussy, talks about her career as a singer (BBC Sound Archives recording)
3.30* Pepita Jimenez 0 Act 3 Pepita's room