Las trece rosas rojas

Opera in two acts, with music by Cecilia Bercovich and libretto by Félix Bispo, that stages the fate of the Trece Rosas, women shot in Madrid in 1939. Alfonso Romero directs this premiere at the Teatro de la Zarzuela.

The work reconstructs the story of these young women, aged between eighteen and twenty-nine, linked to the Juventudes Socialistas Unificadas and the Communist Party. They were executed in Madrid a few months after the end of the war, accused of attempting to reorganise the youth organisation and of an attack targeting an officer of the Civil Guard.

The production, directed by Alfonso Romero, takes a documentary approach and presents remembrance as an antidote to the repetition of the crimes of other times. The opera takes a stance against violence, wars and the reprisals suffered by those who endure conflicts, with the focus on their consequences for people. It is presented as a tribute to those women and to their wish to remain in the collective memory.

The production premieres at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, a venue on Calle de Jovellanos in Madrid whose programming focuses mainly on opera. With music by Cecilia Bercovich and libretto by Félix Bispo, the show offers a staged reading of a page of Spain's recent history centred on the voices of its protagonists.