Doña Rosita la soltera

A reinterpretation of Federico García Lorca's text directed by Rafa Cruz, with songs by Raffaella Carrá accompanying Rosita, the eternal spinster, and the Manolas, her girlhood friends.

Doña Rosita la soltera is a version of Federico García Lorca's classic directed by Rafa Cruz, with dramaturgy by Marc Rosich. The production blends the original text with songs by Raffaella Carrá to reflect on the passing of age, shattered hopes, loneliness and the pressure of social norms.

The story follows Rosita, now the eternal spinster, who looks back over the three stages of her life. Those stages are marked by hopes that never came true and by a society that points a finger at anyone who does not fit its norms. Despite the maturity that life has brought her, the protagonist keeps a youthful spirit, holds on to the hope that the one she loved will return, and remembers what brought her to this point.

In contrast to this melancholy, the Manolas, Rosita's girlhood friends, burst onto the stage in a cheerful register and sing some of Carrá's most popular songs. Their songs speak of impossible loves and disillusion, and offer a touch of irony in the face of the protagonist's fate. The production thus alternates celebration with longing, and the brightness of the music with the sadness of an existence left in suspense.