author
Frederic Soler i Hubert
1839–1895
A leading voice of 19th-century Catalan theater, he wrote lively comedies and dramas under the beloved pseudonym Serafí Pitarra. His popular “gatades” helped shape modern Catalan comic theater.
2 Audiobooks
Lo ferrer de tall : Drama en tres actes i en vers
by Frederic Soler i Hubert
Lo Rector de Vallfogona : Drama en tres actes y en vers
by Frederic Soler i Hubert
About the author
Born in Barcelona on October 9, 1839, Frederic Soler i Hubert became widely known by the pseudonym Serafí Pitarra. He was a poet, playwright, and theater entrepreneur, and also wrote under other names, including Jaume Giralt and Simón Oller.
Soler began with popular comic parodies known as “gatades,” many of which were performed through the theater society La Gata. He went on to write more than a hundred plays, including Les joies de la Roser, L’àngel de la guarda, La creu de la masia, and Les claus de Girona, establishing himself as one of the major figures of Catalan theater.
He died in Barcelona on July 4, 1895. Remembered as a founder of modern Catalan comic theater, Soler helped bring Catalan-language drama to a broad popular audience.