And in case anyone asks, a zarzuela is an operetta of a traditional type, with spoken dialogue and lyrical music. The word is derived from the Spanish after La Zarzuela, the royal palace near Madrid where the operetta was first performed in 1629. Zarzuela is also the name of a seafood stew.
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I am much more inclined to joy the seafood stew as I am not much of an opera fan...:)
Me, too, Chris. For sure.
funny you should mention... a lousy tenor just asked me about one only moments ago..I'd rather a stew than you said I
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