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Lina Dachary
Lina Dachary was a French soprano born in 1922 and died in 1999. She was particularly noted for her prolific radio appearances in operetta.BnF page for Lina Dachary accessed 23 April 2020. Life and career Originally from the Basque region, having obtained a Conservatoire first prize, an early radio performance was in ''Ninon de Lenclos'' with music by Louis Mainqueneau, conducted by François Ruhlmann on 21 June 1944. At the Opéra-Comique in Paris she sang the role of Adèle in the opérette ''Malvina'' by Reynaldo Hahn, Hahn on 12 July 1945. She appeared at the Besançon, Besançon Festival in 1948. Moving over to the light opera repertoire, she appeared at the Théâtre de l'Empire in ''La belle de Cadix'' alongside Luis Mariano in 1949, later dubbing Carmen Sevilla in the La belle de Cadix, 1953 film. At ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Ruhlmann
François Ruhlmann (11 January 1868 – 8 June 1948) was a Belgian conductor. Life and career Born in Brussels, Ruhlmann was a pupil of Joseph Dupont (violinist), Joseph Dupont in his native city. As a child he sang in the chorus at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, and at 7 played the oboe in the orchestra. Ruhlmann's first conducting engagement was at the Théâtre des Arts (Rouen), Théâtre des Arts in Rouen in 1892. This was followed by further work in Liège and Antwerp, before a return to the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in 1898. François Ruhlmann began his career at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on 6 September 1905 (with ''Carmen''), then on the death of Alexandre Luigini became principal conductor in 1906 (retiring from the position in 1914). Although mobilised in 1914, he returned occasionally during World War I, the war to conduct. From 1911 he conducted at the theatre of the Casino of Aix-les-Bains. Later he championed works by Paul Dukas, Dukas, Claude Debussy, Deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chanson De Fortunio
''La chanson de Fortunio '' (''The Song of Fortunio'') is a short Opéra comique, opéra-comique in one act by Jacques Offenbach with a French libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, Hector Crémieux. The music was composed within a week, with a further week being spent in preparations for the production. Its success was welcome after the failure of ''Barkouf'' a fortnight earlier. Taken as a whole, this operetta has never formed part of what may be termed the standard repertoire, but despite this, and especially during the period prior to the First World War, the title song remained extremely popular as a recital item, and indeed the writer of Offenbach's obituary in ''The Times'' considered the song itself to be one of his best compositions along with ''Orpheus in the Underworld'' and ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'' – with ''La belle Hélène'' following behind these "at some distance". Offenbach had composed music for the song of Fortunio in act 2, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Mogol
''Le grand mogol'' is an opéra bouffe in four acts with music by Edmond Audran. The opera depicts the love between an Indian prince and a young Parisienne, and the unsuccessful attempts of conspirators to thwart their romance. The piece exists in two versions. The first, in three acts, with words by Henri Chivot, was produced at the Théâtre du Gymnase, Marseille, on 24 February 1877. A revised four-act version, with words by Chivot and Alfred Duru, was given at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, Paris, on 19 September 1884. Background and first productions In the 1860s and into the 1870s Edmond Audran was a church organist and choirmaster in Marseille. He composed some one-act opéras comiques in the 1860s, but they attracted little attention, and he did not return to the genre until the mid-1870s when Henri Chivot, a family friend, wrote a libretto, ''Le grand mogol'', and invited Audran to set it. The work was accepted by the Théâtre Gymnase, Marseille. The leading lady was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giroflé-Girofla
''Giroflé-Girofla'' is an opéra bouffe in three acts with music by Charles Lecocq. The French libretto was by Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier. The story, set in 13th century Spain, concerns twin brides, one of whom is abducted by pirates. The other twin poses as both brides until the first is rescued. The composer chose an extravagantly far-fetched theme to contrast with his more realistic and romantic success ''La fille de Madame Angot'' premiered the previous year. The opera was first presented at the Théâtre des Fantaisies Parisiennes, Brussels, on 21 March 1874, and was given in London and Paris later the same year; it was soon played in theatres throughout Europe, in the Americas and Australia, and was given many revivals into the early 20th century. Background and first performances It took Lecocq many years to achieve recognition as a composer. He had a substantial success in 1868 with ''Fleur-de-Thé'', but it was not until he reached his forties that he gained i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
