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L'égyptienne (Lecocq)
''L'égyptienne'' is an 1890 operetta in 3 acts and 11 scenes by Charles Lecocq, to a libretto by Henri Chivot, Charles Nuitter and Alexandre Beaumont. The operetta was publicized as an "opérette militaire". It premiered 8 November 1890 at the Folies-Dramatiques, Paris. The ''Revue d'art dramatique'' noted that the production took place at the reopened Eden Théâtre, now transformed into an opera house. The reviewer of the ''Courrier de l'art'' commented that Lecocq was no longer producing operettas with the frequency of the past and was more selective in choice of material. The piece was not a success and ran for 22 performances.Noël and Stoullig, p. 377 Original cast *Cassegrain – M. Gobin *Hector – M. Herault *Aboul-Abbas – M. Guyon, fils *Kacem – M. Montaubry *Descharmettes – M. Maillard *Delphine – Mdlle. Pierny *Djemileh – Juliette Nesville *Théréson – Madame Aciana *Madame de Montalban – Madame Genat *Myrza – Mddle. Vialda ::Source: '' The Era''."T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lecocq
Alexandre Charles Lecocq (; 3 June 183224 October 1918) was a French composer, known for his opérettes and opéra comique, opéras comiques. He became the most prominent successor to Jacques Offenbach in this sphere, and enjoyed considerable success in the 1870s and early 1880s, before the changing musical fashions of the late 19th century made his style of composition less popular. His few serious works include the opera ''Plutus (opera), Plutus'' (1886), which was not a success, and the ballet ''Le Cygne (ballet), Le cygne'' (1899). His only piece to survive in the regular modern operatic repertory is his 1872 opéra comique ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (Mme Angot's Daughter). Others of his more than forty stage works receive occasional revivals. After study at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoire, Lecocq shared the first prize with Georges Bizet in an operetta-writing contest organised in 1856 by Offenbach. Lecocq's next successful composition was an opéra-bouffe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |