''Gervaise Macquart'', Op. 119, is an

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

in two acts by Giselher Klebe. His wife, Lore Klebe, wrote the

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

based on the

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L'Assommoir , published as a serial in 1876, and in book form in 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series '' Les Rougon-Macquart''. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel — a study of alcoholism and poverty in the ...

'' (in German: ') by

Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, ; ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of Naturalism (literature), naturalism, and an important contributor to ...

. The opera premiered on 10 November 1995 at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany, under the direction of August Everding, conducted by János Kulka, with Marta Marquez in the title role, Martha Mödl as Bazouga, Markus Müller as Lantier, and Gwendolyn Killebrew as Madame Goujet.

References

* Eleonore Büning
"Gefärbtes Wasser"
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'' (47/1995) German-language operas Operas by Giselher Klebe Operas 1995 operas Operas based on novels Operas set in France Operas set in the 19th century Les Rougon-Macquart Operas based on works by Émile Zola {{German-opera-stub