Composed from 1945 to 1947, the opera was premiered on BBC radio in 1949, conducted by Stanford Robinson and was received well.
[5] It was staged, in English, in 1992 at Teatro Lirico Nacional, Madrid, conducted by Antoni Ros-Marbà and Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.
[6] Townspeople, Beggars Friars, Wench, Cardinal and Priests, Lady in a Sedan Chair, Dancers and Players, Gypsy Children Location: Seville, Spain[1] Date: 18th century Time: Between dawn and evening Merchant Don Jerome plans to marry his daughter Luisa to affluent Portuguese Jew Don Isaac, driving away her true love Don Antonio due to his meagre financial state.
Donna Clara, the love of Luisa’s brother Ferdinand, has fled her home to escape her stepmother.
The real Luisa, now in the home of Isaac, meets Antonio and becomes ecstatic when he agrees to be in a relationship with her.