Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáquez (1729-1785)
- El Borracho Burlado (1764)
Performers: Loli Ordoki; Nekane Lasarte; Juan Migel Etxarri; Rikardo
Salaberria; José María Altuna; José Javier Etxeverria; Angel Marco
(narrador); Oñati Abesbatza; Orquestra de Camara; Javier Bello Portu
(director)
Painting: Anoniem - Javier María de Munive
Further info: Xavier María de Munibe e Idiáquez (1729-1785)
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Spanish writer and composer. He studied in Toulouse, where he
established contacts with the Society of Jesus. He returned to Gipuzkoa
(a semi-autonomous Basque territory) in 1746 and settled in Azkoitia and
where he became a official senior in the Regional Government
(Diputación) in 1750. There he closely associated with the Marqués de
Narros (José María de Eguía) and Manuel Ignacio Altuna. In 1747, when he
was only eighteen years old, he married in Oñate (Guipúzcoa) with the
young María Josefa de Aréizaga, of noble descent, connected with his
family through industrial and economic activities. It meant a
strengthening of his heritage, at the same time that his social
relations and the possibilities of influencing Gipuzkoan politics were
expanded. From 1747 to 1761 he held some public positions, such as mayor
of his native town of Azcoitia, deputy general of Guipúzcoa (in 1750
and re-elected in 1754, 1758 and 1761) and deputy in Cortes (extension
of the position of general deputy in 1758 and 1761). He had
opportunities to learn about the political, social, economic and
cultural situation of his fellow citizens. This was perfect to spread
his enlightened ideas. In 1763, he was one of the foundation members of
the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País. He also developed a
short and sporadic career as a composer. As a result he wrote, among
others, two operas: El borracho burlado (1764) and Comedia famosa, both
of them a mixture of Spanish and Basque languages. As a writer, he was
the author of several publications, among them, Los aldeanos críticos
(1758), Ensayo de la Sociedad Bascongada de amigos del país (1766), and
Gabon-Sariac (1762).
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