Rafael Hernando

A student in the Madrid Conservatory, Hernando was a pupil of Carnicer, Albeniz, and Saldoni. Following the conservatory he also analyzed with Galli, Garcia and with professors from the Paris Conservatoire. By 1848 he previously completed the structure of his 1st opera “Romilda.” He was struggling to obtain it performed in Paris, came back to Madrid and dedicated himself towards the structure of shorter forms like the zarzuela and opereta. The zenith of his zarzuelas had been “Colegiales y soldados,” and “Un duende.” After a relatively tumultuous affair with these musical forms and personal animosities, Hernando considered the structure of sacred music. He was also in a position to get yourself a professorship in the Conservatory of Madrid in tranquility and was in charge of the reorganization from the music curriculum. Hernando released written works to get the opera and content articles advocating a nationwide academy of music.