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Daubray
Michel René Thibaut, known by his stage-name Daubray, born Nantes 7 May 1837, died Paris 10 September 1892 was a leading French actor and singer in operetta, active mainly in Paris but who also appeared around Europe. Life and career Moving to Paris when he was 14, Daubray undertook classes in speech production. When he was 19 he applied to the Paris Conservatoire but failed to gain a place. He then started a stage career as juvenile lead in smaller theatres. However, his healthy appetite soon changed his appearance to that of a small, plump comic which set the style for his career.Du Temps des cerises aux Feuilles mortes French chanson from the end of the 2nd Empire to the 1950s website. Accessed 13 February 2011. In 1862 he became a member of the company of the Théâtre des Champs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Jolie Parfumeuse
''La jolie parfumeuse'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1873 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum. Performance history The opera was premiered at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris on 29 November 1873, where it ran for 200 performances, marking Offenbach’s first major success after the fall of the Empire.Gänzl K. ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. The piece, which owes something to the 1850 opéra comique ''Les Porcherons'' by Sauvage and Grisar, enjoys a "farcical libretto of sexual quiproquos". The piece, written in seven weeks, derived much of its success from the performance of Théo in the title role; she returned, along with Daubray, for a revival in 1875 at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens. The work was successfully revived again in 1892 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance (with Juliette Simon-Girard as Rose and Simon-Max as Poirot) and in 1898 at the Théâtre de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maître Péronilla
''Maître Péronilla'' is an opéra bouffe in three acts of 1878 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by the composer with Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter and Paul Ferrier. The sub-title was ''La femme à deux maris'';Noel E and Stoullig E. ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 4eme édition, 1878.'' G Charpentier et Cie, Paris, 1879. the working title during the preparation of the libretto and composition had been ''Frimouskino'', which Offenbach had drafted in the late 1860s.Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2000. Composed in Nice, Offenbach asked Nuitter and Ferrier to help him with the song lyrics as his regular collaborators, Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy had distanced themselves in order to concentrate on other projects, including work with Charles Lecocq. Premiered at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, the piece was taken off after less than two months, and ''Le timbale d’argent'' returned to the Bouff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'étoile (opera)
''L'étoile'' is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Emmanuel Chabrier with a libretto by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo. Chabrier met his librettists at the home of a mutual friend, the painter Gaston Hirsh, in 1875. Chabrier played to them early versions of the romance "O petite étoile" and the ensemble "Le pal, est de tous les supplices..." (with words by Verlaine which Leterrier and Vanloo found too bold and toned down). They agreed to collaborate and Chabrier set about composition with enthusiasm. The story echoes some of the characters and situations of Chabrier's '' Fisch-Ton-Kan''.Delage, pp. ?? Performance history ''L'étoile'' premiered on 28 November 1877 at Offenbach's '' Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens''. In its initial run the modest orchestra was appalled at the difficulty of Chabrier’s score, which was much more sophisticated than anything Offenbach wrote for the small boulevard theatre. It was first performed outside France in Berlin on 4 October 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame L'archiduc
''Madame l’archiduc'' is an opéra bouffe, or operetta in three acts, by Jacques Offenbach, with a French libretto by Albert Millaud Albert Millaud was a French journalist, writer and stage author, born in Paris, 13 January 1844, and died in the same city on 23 October 1892.Bouffes-Parisiens (Salle Choiseul) in Paris in 1874.Lamb A. Jacques Offenbach (work list). In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. After a slow start ''Madame l’Archiduc'' had an opening run of 100 performances. It was seen in Vienna in 1875 and London in 1876. Highlights of the score include the quartet in cod-English for the count, countess and young couple in Act 1, an ‘alphabet’ sextet for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrette Et Jacquot
''Pierrette et Jacquot'' is a one-act opérette of 1876 by Jacques Offenbach with a French libretto by Jules Noriac and Philippe Gille. Performance history The première of Pierrette et Jacquot was on 13 October 1876 at the Bouffes-Parisiens, Salle Choiseul, Paris, on the same bill as a revival of Duprato’s ''M’sieu Landry''. It was intended originally as a vehicle for the Grégoire sisters, whom Offenbach had discovered in Vienna. Although it was given 53 times that season, it was not considered a major work of the composerNoel E & Stoullig E. ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 2eme année, 1876.'' G Charpentier, Paris, 1877. and did not enter the repertoire. However, the letter song and the Ronde savoyarde became popular.Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2000. Roles Synopsis ''The house of Cyrille Durand'' Durand, a rich bachelor and button merchant, dreams of being a hero, and saving someone's life. He has moved near the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Créole
''La créole'' is an ''opéra comique'' in three acts of 1875 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Albert Millaud, with additional material by Henri Meilhac. It was one of three full-length stage works written almost simultaneously that year, the others being ''La Boulangère a des écus'' and ''Le Voyage dans la lune''. Performance history ''La créole'' was premiered at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Salle Choiseul, in Paris. The costumes were designed by Alfred Grévin. Although it ran for over sixty performances, it was rather coolly received due to its poor plot, and was not revived.Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Paris: Éditions Gallimard, 2000. The work was also performed in German at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna and Berlin in 1876 (as ), in Polish in Lemberg the same year, in London and Brussels in 1877, and in Spanish in Mexico in 1885. Adapted as ''The Commodore'' as a vehicle for Violet Cameron, the piece was seen in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre De La Renaissance
The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on the Rue Méhul in the 2nd arrondissement. The current company was founded in 1873, and its much smaller theatre (pictured) was built that same year next to the Porte Saint-Martin at 20 boulevard Saint-Martin, in the 10th arrondissement. Besides performances of musical theatre, Feydeau's farces were first produced in this theatre, and plays by Victorien Sardou. Among the actors who triumphed there were Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and Raimu, later Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. 1838-1841 The first company to be called Théâtre de la Renaissance opened its doors in 1838 under the sponsorship of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas, père, who wanted to have a location for mounting their historical dramas. The Salle Ventadour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Annales Du Théâtre Et De La Musique
''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and necrology. It was co-edited by Édouard Noël (1848–1926) and Edmond Stoullig (1845–1918) and was published in Paris by Charpentier from 1876 to 1895 and Berger-Levrault in 1896. Beginning in 1897 it was published annually by Paul Ollendorff (with Stoullig as the sole editor) up to 1914 with the penultimate volume published in 1916 (covering the years 1914–1915) and the final volume in 1918 (covering the year 1916). A total of 41 volumes were published. at |
Paris Conservatoire
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Conservatoire offers instruction in music and dance, drawing on the traditions of the 'French School'. Formerly the conservatory also included drama, but in 1946 that division was moved into a separate school, the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD), for acting, theatre and drama. Today the conservatories operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and are associate members of PSL University. The CNSMDP is also associated with the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL). History École Royale de Chant On 3 December 1783 Papillon de la Ferté, ''intendant'' of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach (, also , , ; 20 June 18195 October 1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario of the Romantic period. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann''. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' remains part of the standard opera repertory. Born in Cologne, the son of a synagogue cantor, Offenbach showed early musical talent. At the age of 14, he was accepted as a student at the Paris Conservatoire but found academic study unfulfilling and left after a year. From 1835 to 1855 he earned his living as a cellist, achieving international fame, and as a conductor. His ambition, however, was to compose comic pieces for the musical theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
