 His last works, despite being tied to a strong nineteenth-century tradition, contain undeniable interest, such as "Raquel" (1900), based on the famous romantic drama, "Farinelli" (1902), composed for the failed Teatro Lírico project, "Tabaré" (1913), set in America, and "Don Gil de las calzas verdes" (1914), based on a comedy by Tirso de Molina.At the same time, he approached the art zarzuela with unequal success.His output, while less than that of his contemporaries Ruperto Chapí, Gerónimo Giménez and Manuel Fernández Caballero, is of great quality, given the variety of genres which he tackled.