Don Quixote

Don Quixote The most important literary work in Hispanic culture is Don Quixote. It is also the Hispanic work most frequently adapted into music, with hundreds of pieces (songs, operas, musicals) springing from it. The musical Man of La Mancha is based on it, as are several scherzos and operas. Ironically, the majority of these adaptations have been done by non-Hispanics. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (September 29, 1547–April 22, 1616) was a Spanish soldier. He wrote plays, novellas, and poems…