El cóndor pasa (zarzuela)
El cóndor pasa is a Peruvian zarzuela (musical play) whose music was composed by Peruvian songwriter Daniel Alomía Robles in 1913 with a script written by Julio de La Paz (pseudonym of the Limenian dramatist Julio Baudouin). This zarzuela is written in prose and consists of one musical play and two acts.
| El cóndor pasa | |
|---|---|
| Zarzuela by Daniel Alomía Robles | |
The Andean condor, a symbol of freedom from which the zarzuela takes its name | |
| Librettist | Julio Baudouin |
| Premiere | 19 December 1913 Teatro Mazzi, Lima |
The eponymous piece, El cóndor pasa, performed during the zarzuela's parade scene, has no lyrics. The zarzuela's famous eponymous melody is considered the second national anthem of Peru. It is based on the traditional Andean music of Peru, which was declared an element of National Cultural Heritage in 2004. There are probably more than 400 versions of the piece by artists from around the world, at least 300 of which have lyrics. The piano arrangement of this play's most famous melody was legally registered on May 3, 1933, by the Edward B. Marks Music Corporation with the United States' Library of Congress under the number 9643.