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Tirso de Molina

American  
[teer-saw the maw-lee-nah] / ˈtir sɔ ðɛ mɔˈli nɑ /

noun

  1. Gabriel Téllez, 1571?–1648, Spanish dramatist.


Tirso de Molina British  
/ ˈtirso ðe moˈlina /

noun

  1. See de Molina

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“In Spain it’s still unfinished business and, because of various historical ups and downs, we’ve lost the remains of Diego Velázquez, Tirso de Molina, Federico García Lorca – and the head of Goya,” he said.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2021

Classical Theatre Lab stages an English-language adaptation of this Golden Age drama written by 17th-century Spanish playwright Tirso de Molina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2019

López has also folded into this new drama some nods to Don Juan tellings by Tirso de Molina, Lorenzo Da Ponte and Molière.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2017

When I saw them they were using short farces of Cervantes and Lope de Rueda for curtain raisers to a romantic drama by Tirso de Molina and a modern society play by Echegaray.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Katharine Lee Bates

The full title of the work is "Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni," and the subject was taken from a Spanish tale by Tirso de Molina, called "El combidado de piedra."

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

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