Place and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th century

Characters: Concepción, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) – Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) – Torquemada, clockmaker (Trial (Tenor)) – Ramiro, muleteer (Baryton-Martin) – Don Iñigo Gomez, banker (Bassbuffo)

Maurice Ravel gives free rein to his enthusiasm for Spain in this one-hour comedy (L’Heure!). Dances such as Jota, Habanera, Seguidilla and Malagueña shimmer through, and in places Bizet's dramatic Carmen is travestied with admir...