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New Mexico Musician Vol 24 No 2
The Manuel Areu Collection Of 19th Century Zarzuelas, Mary Caroline MontañO
The Manuel Areu Collection Of 19th Century Zarzuelas, Mary Caroline MontañO
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In November of 1952, a collection of musical and dramatic manuscripts were discovered on a garbage dump in the mountainside mining town of Jerome, Arizona. They were donated to the University of New Mexico and stored at Zimmerman Library until 1973 when they were transferred to the Fine Arts Library. The majority of the manuscripts were discovered to be handcopied orchestral parts and scores of 19th-century Spanish zarzuelas with handcopied or printed librettos. The original owner of the collection was Manuel Areu (1845-1944?), singer, director and producer of the zarzuelas.
This thesis attempts to provide an historical review of the …