After having studied medicine in his native town, García Gutiérrez moved to Madrid in 1833 and earned a meager living by translating plays of Eugène Scribe and Alexandre Dumas, père. Lacking success, he was on the point of enlisting when he suddenly sprang into fame as the author of a play called El trovador (The Troubadour), which was played for the first time on 1 March 1836. His next great success was Simón Bocanegra, in 1843. His Poesías (1840) and another volume of lyrics, Luz y tinieblas (1842), are comparatively minor, but the versification of his plays, and his power of analysing feminine emotions, have given García Gutiérrez a leading position among the Spanish dramatists of the 19th century.[2]
Although recognized as one of the leaders of the Romantic movement in Spain, his plays were not immediately lucrative, and García Gutiérrez emigrated to Spanish America, working as a journalist in Cuba and Mexico, until 1850, when he returned to Spain.[2]
After his return to Spain in 1850, however, García Gutiérrez became known all over Europe through Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore (1853), adapted from El trovador. Verdi then adapted Simón Bocanegra into the opera Simon Boccanegra (1857).[citation needed]
The best works of his later period are a zarzuela titled El grumete (1853), La venganza catalana (1864), and Juan Lorenzo (1865). García Gutiérrez became head of the archaeological museum at Madrid, the city where he died.[2]
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Webber, Christopher, "Antonio García Gutiérrez" on Zarzuela.net. The biography page focusses on his zarzuela libretti
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antonio, garcía, gutiérrez, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2012, learn, when, remove, this, message. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Gutierrez Antonio Garcia Gutierrez 4 October 1813 in Chiclana de la Frontera Cadiz 26 August 1884 in Madrid was a Spanish Romantic dramatist 1 The Most ExcellentAntonio Garcia GutierrezBorn 1813 10 04 4 October 1813Chiclana de la Frontera SpainDied26 August 1884 1884 08 26 aged 70 Madrid SpainSeat P of the Real Academia EspanolaIn office 11 May 1862 26 August 1884Preceded byAntonio Gil y ZarateSucceeded byMiguel MirBiography editAfter having studied medicine in his native town Garcia Gutierrez moved to Madrid in 1833 and earned a meager living by translating plays of Eugene Scribe and Alexandre Dumas pere Lacking success he was on the point of enlisting when he suddenly sprang into fame as the author of a play called El trovador The Troubadour which was played for the first time on 1 March 1836 His next great success was Simon Bocanegra in 1843 His Poesias 1840 and another volume of lyrics Luz y tinieblas 1842 are comparatively minor but the versification of his plays and his power of analysing feminine emotions have given Garcia Gutierrez a leading position among the Spanish dramatists of the 19th century 2 Although recognized as one of the leaders of the Romantic movement in Spain his plays were not immediately lucrative and Garcia Gutierrez emigrated to Spanish America working as a journalist in Cuba and Mexico until 1850 when he returned to Spain 2 After his return to Spain in 1850 however Garcia Gutierrez became known all over Europe through Giuseppe Verdi s opera Il trovatore 1853 adapted from El trovador Verdi then adapted Simon Bocanegra into the opera Simon Boccanegra 1857 citation needed The best works of his later period are a zarzuela titled El grumete 1853 La venganza catalana 1864 and Juan Lorenzo 1865 Garcia Gutierrez became head of the archaeological museum at Madrid the city where he died 2 References edit Antonio Garcia Gutierrez Andalucia Comunidad Cultural Archived from the original on 2017 03 05 Retrieved 2016 03 12 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Garcia Gutierrez Antonio Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 11 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 458 External links editWorks by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Antonio Garcia Gutierrez at Internet Archive Webber Christopher Antonio Garcia Gutierrez on Zarzuela net The biography page focusses on his zarzuela libretti Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonio Garcia Gutierrez amp oldid 1221910462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
