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Anne Charton-Demeur
Anne Arsène Charton-Demeur (5 March 1824 – 30 November 1892)Kutsch, K. J.; Leo Riemens (2003), '' Großes Sängerlexikon'', fourth edition, . Munich: K. G. Saur. . was a French opera singer. Classified by different authors as a sopranoMme Charton-Demeur" website of the Association l'Art Lyrique Français. Retrieved 23 June 2022. or a , she appeared in leading roles in many operas, particularly in the original productions of Berlioz's operas '' |
St James's Theatre
The St James's Theatre was in King Street, St James's, King Street, St James's, London. It opened in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. The theatre was conceived by and built for a popular singer, John Braham (tenor), John Braham; it lost money and after three seasons he retired. A succession of managements over the next forty years also failed to make it a commercial success, and the St James's acquired a reputation as an unlucky theatre. It was not until 1879–1888, under the management of the actors John Hare (actor), John Hare and Madge Kendal, Madge and William Hunter Kendal, W. H. Kendal that the theatre began to prosper. The Hare-Kendal management was succeeded, after brief and disastrous attempts by other lessees, by that of the actor-manager George Alexander (actor), George Alexander, who was in charge from 1891 until his death in 1918. Under Alexander the house gained a reputation for programming that was adventurous without going too far for the tastes of London so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Chorley
Henry Fothergill Chorley (15 December 1808 – 16 February 1872) was an English literary, art and music critic, writer and editor. He was also an author of novels, drama, poetry and lyrics. Chorley was a prolific and important music and literary critic and music gossip columnist of the mid-nineteenth century and wrote extensively about music in London and in Europe. His opera libretti and works of fiction were far less successful. He is perhaps best remembered today for his lyrics to "The Long Day Closes (song), The Long Day Closes", a part song set by Arthur Sullivan in 1868. Life and career Chorley was born in Blackley Hurst, near Billinge, Merseyside, Billinge, Lancashire, England. Chorley was the youngest of four children of Quaker parents, John Chorley (1771–1816), an iron worker and lock maker, and Jane Chorley, née Wilkinson (1779–1851). Chorley's father died, leaving his mother alone with young children. Jane Chorley moved her family to Liverpool to help take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Diamants De La Couronne
''Les diamants de la couronne'' (''The Crown Diamonds'') is an ''opéra comique'' by the French composer Daniel Auber, first performed by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris on 6 March 1841. The libretto (in three acts) is by Auber's regular collaborator, Eugène Scribe with the help of Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. Performance history The opera was performed at the Opéra-Comique 379 times up to 1889, under the title ''Les diamants de la reine'', and was revived in Marseilles on 20 March 1896. Outside France it was first performed in Brussels on 25 November 1841, New Orleans on 31 March 1842, Munich on 15 July 1842 (in a German translation by V. A. Swoboda), Prague on 13 August 1842 (in German), Hamburg on 29 October 1842 (in German), Riga in 1843 (in German), Amsterdam in 1843 (in French), Berlin at the Hofoper on 11 February 1843 (in German), Copenhagen on 17 February 1843 (in a Danish translation by T. H. Reynoldson), New York City on 14 July 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Caïd
''Le caïd'', also spelled ''Le kaïd'' (''The Qaid''), is a comic opera (' or ') in two acts composed by Ambroise Thomas to a libretto by Thomas Sauvage. It was premiered on 3 January 1849 by the Opéra-Comique at the second Salle Favart in Paris. The opera was originally titled ''Les boudjous'' (The budjus). ''Le caïd'' is a rarely performed opera and is known mainly for the popular coloratura bass aria "Air du Tambor Major" (Drum Major's Air) which has been recorded by many celebrated bass singers throughout the previous century; The overture was also popular and was recorded several times by bands and orchestras in Europe and the U.S. prior to the First World War. Performance history The premiere production of ''Le caïd'' by the Opéra-Comique was conducted by Théophile Tilmant and directed by Ernest Mocker. The opera received very favourable reviews and was Thomas's first major popular success. The work evinced a vogue for all things Algerian in the colonial power of Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Val D'Andorre
''Le val d'Andorre'' (The Valley of Andorra) is an opéra comique by Fromental Halévy with a libretto by Saint-Georges. Although today almost completely forgotten, it was one of Halévy's greatest successes, running for 165 performances and restoring the then precarious financial situation of the Opéra-Comique in Paris where it was given its premiere on 11 November 1848. Production history After the premiere, the reviewer of the Parisian ''Revue et gazette musicale'' wrote 'This is the most brilliant total success ever recorded at the Opéra-Comique.' The opera was translated into German and produced in 1849 in Leipzig, where it was praised by Ignaz Moscheles - 'Music of a genuine dramatic character, which has more flow of melody than his other operas. The subject is cleverly worked out and very impressive.' In 1850 it opened in London, to mediocre reviews, but was graced by a visit from Queen Victoria (for which the French cast had to be hurriedly coached to sing ''God Save th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zampa
''Zampa'','' ou La fiancée de marbre'' (''Zampa, or the Marble Bride'') is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Ferdinand Hérold, with a libretto by Mélesville. The overture to the opera is one of Hérold's most famous works and is a staple of orchestral repertoire. Performance history ''Zampa'' was first performed in Paris on 3 May 1831 at the Opéra-Comique (Salle Ventadour), where it became popular, achieving 500 performances by 1877. In the 20th century however, it faded from the repertoire. It was also popular in Germany and Italy; in the latter the spoken dialogue was replaced by recitatives. It was first performed in the United States on 16 February 1833 at the Théâtre d'Orléans in New Orleans, and in the United Kingdom on 19 April 1833 at the King's Theatre in London. The opera was revived at the Opéra-Comique in March 2008 under William Christie in a production by Macha Makeïeff and Jérôme Deschamps. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dame Blanche
''La dame blanche'' ( English: ''The White Lady'') is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer François-Adrien Boieldieu. The libretto was written by Eugène Scribe and is based on episodes from no fewer than five works of the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, including his novels '' Guy Mannering'' (1815), '' The Monastery'' (1820), and '' The Abbot'' (1820). Elizabeth Forbes: "La dame blanche", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed February 19, 2009)(subscription access)/ref> The opera has typical elements of the Romantic in its Gothic mode, including an exotic Scottish locale, a lost heir, a mysterious castle, a hidden fortune, and a ghost, in this case benevolent. The work was one of the first attempts to introduce the fantastic into opera and is a model for works such as Giacomo Meyerbeer's '' Robert le diable'' (1831) and Charles Gounod's ''Faust'' (1859). The opera's musical style also heavily influenced later operas like ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', ''I p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Comte Ory
''Le comte Ory'' (''Count Ory'') is a comic opera written by Gioachino Rossini in 1828. Some of the music originates from his opera ''Il viaggio a Reims'' written three years earlier for the coronation of Charles X of France, Charles X. The French libretto was by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson adapted from a comedy they had first written in 1817. The work is ostensibly a comic opera in that the story is humorous, even farcical. However, it was devised for the Académie Royale de Musique, Opéra rather than for the Opéra-Comique, Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique and there are structural inconsistencies with the contemporary ''opéra comique'' genre: whereas the latter consists of relatively short lyrical numbers and spoken dialogue, ''Le comte Ory'' consists of "highly developed, even massive musical forms linked by accompanied recitative". Although the opera contains some of Rossini's most colorful orchestral writing, the quaint, brief overture is oddly restraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ne Touchez Pas à La Reine
''Ne touchez pas à la reine'' (Hands Off the Queen) is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Xavier Boisselot after a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Gustave Vaëz. It was first staged in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 16 January 1847. References External linksNe touche pas à la reine: opéra-comique en trois actesText on Google BooksNe touche pas à la reine: opéra-comique en trois actesScore on Archive.org The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music ... Operas 1847 operas Libretti by Eugène Scribe Opéras comiques {{French-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actéon (opera)
''Actéon'' (''Actaeon'') is a ''Pastorale'' in the form of a miniature '' tragédie en musique'' in six scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Opus H.481 & H.481a, based on a Greek myth. History It is highly unlikely that this opera was written for performance at the Hôtel de Guise, the palatial Parisian residence of Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Charpentier's protectress. (The work was copied into a Roman-number notebook, which strongly suggests that it was an outside commission; and the overall distribution of voices and instruments does not match that of the Guise ensemble of the time.) Although the patron and the place of performance remain unknown, the date can be determined with considerable accuracy: the spring hunting season of 1684. Later that year (presumably for the fall hunting season) it was revised to change the title role from an ''haute-contre'' role (perhaps originally sung by Charpentier) to a soprano part, and was at that time renamed ''Actéon changé en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Estreno De Una Artista
El estreno de una artista (''The Premiere of a Performer'')Thus translated by the Teatro de la Zarzuela (2011) is a one-act zarzuela by Joaquín Gaztambide for libretto by . Its first performance took place on 5 June 1852 at the in Madrid. It is an adaptation of an 1824 French opéra-comique ''Le concert à la cour'' by Eugène Scribe and Mélesville, music for which was written by Daniel Auber. After a long period of neglection, this zarzuela has been recently staged by the Teatro de la Zarzuela (2011). Roles Synopsis The zarzuela is set in Florence, in a music hall of the Grand Duke's palace. The opening scene presents Astucio, the musical director of the court, conducting an orchestra consisting of nobles, who study music to gain the Grand Duke's favour; they perform bad and finish making a quarrel, but Astucio succeeds to calm them (No. 1). The whole company proceeds to another room. Astucio's wife and '' prima donna'' Marietta comes to try a new piece of music she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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