Manuel de Falla'sthe three‐cornered hatand the right‐wing press in pre‐civil war Spain1

Abstract

On 5 April 1921 Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes gave the Madrid premiere of Manuel de Falla's The Three Cornered Hat. With scenery by Picasso and choreography by Massine, Diaghilev's production had already been hailed in London and Paris as a perfect example of Spanish music. Yet after the Madrid premiere several Spanish critics complained that the ballet promoted an unflattering view of Spanish character through racial stereotyping. The views of these critics (all of whom were employed by right‐wing newspapers) not only alter our understanding of The Three‐Comered Hat but provide an insight into the aesthetic biases that informed musical criticism in pre‐Civil War Spain.

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