Zarzuela comes to Estepona. 'La Revoltosa' at Auditorio Felipe VI on 22 November

The Ayuntamiento de Estepona says Ruperto Chapí's zarzuela 'La Revoltosa' will be staged with a live orchestra at the Auditorio Felipe VI on Sunday 22 November at 18:00.

By Costa del Sol Journal Newsroom · Published November 12, 2026 · AI-assisted

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Estepona's Auditorio Felipe VI will host a performance of the zarzuela 'La Revoltosa' on Sunday 22 November, according to the Ayuntamiento de Estepona (town hall). The show starts at 18:00 and, the council says, features a live orchestra.

Key facts

Date and time: Sunday 22 November, 18:00.
Venue: Auditorio Felipe VI, Estepona.
Work: 'La Revoltosa', a one-act sainete lírico (lyrical sketch) by Ruperto Chapí.
Tickets: on sale at teatroestepona.com, and at the Auditorio box office on the day of the performance from two hours before the start.

A cornerstone of the género chico

The town hall describes 'La Revoltosa' as one of the great works of the género chico, a genre of short, light zarzuela. The libretto is by José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw, with music by Chapí. It premiered at the Teatro Apolo in Madrid on 25 November 1897.

The council promotes the evening as a show with live orchestra and "música de primer nivel" (top-level music).

The story

The action is set in a Madrid corrala, a traditional courtyard block of neighbours, in the late 19th century. According to the town hall's summary, Felipe boasts that he is the only neighbour able to resist the charms of Mari Pepa, yet he is in fact completely in love with her. She, in turn, feels jealous when she sees him with two chulapas (women in traditional Madrid dress). Both pretend a contempt they do not feel.

When the neighbours leave for the verbena (street festival), the two are left alone and finally admit their feelings. The romance does not run smoothly: Felipe soon reproaches Mari Pepa for looking at other men, which leads to an argument, and such quarrels become frequent. They keep the affair secret.

Meanwhile, the neighbours' wives, tired of their husbands' behaviour towards Mari Pepa, decide to teach them a lesson.

Tickets

The town hall says tickets can be bought online at teatroestepona.com. Anyone preferring to buy in person can use the Auditorio box office on the day, which opens two hours before the performance.