A Morgadinha de Val-D'Amores/Entre a Flauta e a Viola Theatro Comico de Camillo Castello Branco — Free Audiobook | OpenFreeBooks
A Morgadinha de Val-D'Amores/Entre a Flauta e a Viola Theatro Comico de Camillo Castello Branco
by Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo Branco
About this book
A Morgadinha de Val-D'Amores/Entre a Flauta e a Viola by Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo Branco bursts with 19th-century Portuguese humor, romance, and stagecraft that captivated Lisbon and Porto audiences.
This collection of comic plays blends pastoral romance, sharp social satire, and spirited farce: the three-act A Morgadinha de Val-D'Amores centers on the young morgada Joanna and the tangled loves, rivalries, and local customs of rural Val d'Amores, while Entre a Flauta e a Viola pairs theatrical banter with popular song and rustic spectacle. Castelo Branco draws on regional color—from Minho village traditions to a nativity auto—populating the stage with vivid characters, servants, magistrates and musicians. Historically rooted in the Romantic era, the pieces were conceived for performance with musical contributions (originally linked to maestro Francisco de Sá Noronha) and showcase how poetry, folk trovas and comic timing serve dramatic effect without trading away emotional warmth.
Ideal for listeners who love classic literature and theatre, this audiobook appeals to students of Portuguese Romanticism, fans of character-driven comedy, and anyone seeking a lively, historically flavored play enriched by folk music and theatrical flair.
