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• Manuel Fernando Cabellero - El Duo De La Africana | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  One of the most amusing and entertaining Spanish light operas performed in the prestigious setting of the 'Teatro Real' in Madrid. The action centres on a performance of Meyerbeer's 'L'Africaine' (1865) portraying the romantic liaison between 'Vasco da Gama' and an African girl 'Selika'. Caballero's music may quote the theme of Meyerbeer's Duet but he always retains his own distinctive melodic elegance and subtle humour. The hilarious climax is undoubtedly the inspiration for the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera with relatives and police invading the stage during the performance of the Love Duet from Act 4 of Meyerbeer's opera.