To perform at the gala functions, Gayarre took his relatives from Roncal, as he did not want them to miss that lavish spectacle and the great festivities of those days. On May 27, the gala performance took place at the Liceo, in honor of Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway. He was accompanied by the Queen Regent with her son Prince Alfonso and the Infantas Teresa and Mercedes. Gayarre's relatives attended, as he liked to present them with s that they would remember throughout their lives. The sung work was La Africana . The last royal performance was at the Teatro Lírico, as María Cristina had expressed her desire to pray Gayarre in Los Puritanos. The next day the queen called him to congratulate him and thank him for agreeing to her wishes. I gave him, as a souvenir, some precious cufflinks with diamonds and rubies, topped by a royal gold crown, with the initials MC.
MEL