Ano ang sarsuwéla?
The sarsuwela is a traditional Spanish musical drama adapted in the Philippines.
Its origin is in the Spanish zarzuela, which was a musical dramatic form with spoken dialogue.
The word zarzuela comes from the name of a hunting lodge in Spain that was used by royalty. El Palacio de la Zarzuela had a theater in which was performed a play that was called ‘fiesta de la Zarzuela’ — although the title was a reference to the location, the word ‘zarzuela’ came to be adopted for a distinct genre.
In the late 19th century in the latter years of the Spanish colonial period, the form was introduced to the Philippines and continued to flourish into the 20th.
A favorite plot theme would involve a love story. Famous writers of sarsuelas include Benigno Zamora, Severino Reyes and Clodualdo del Mundo. Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden, 1919) is arguably the most popular sarsuwela in Tagalog.
A sarsuela can be defined as a theatrical spectacle that mixes songs with dances.
Ano ang sarswela?
What is a sarswela?
Ito ay dulang inawitan.
It is a play with songs.
Ang sarsuwéla ay masayang dula. Ito’y tigib ng tugtugin at awitin. Naging popular ang dulang musikal na ito sa dulo ng ika-19 santaon, hango sa zarzuela ng España, at nagtatanghal ng mga bagay na tradisyonal sa Pilipinas.
Severino Reyes is known as the Ama ng Sarsuela (Father of the Zarzuela).
Spellings: zarzuela -> sarsuela -> sarsuwela -> sarswela (simplified)
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
sarsuwéla: dulang musikal na naging popular sa dulo ng ika-19 santaon, hango sa zarzuela ng Espanya, at nagtatanghal ng mga bagay na tradisyonal sa Pilipinas
