Le Brasseur de Preston

Le Brasseur de Preston is an opéra-comique in three acts,  composed by Adolphe Adam (1803—1856) to a libretto by Adolphe de Leuven (1802-1884) and Léon-Lévy Brunswick (1805-1859).

The original play
It was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, Salle de la Bourse on 31 October, 1838. It was published by in Paris by J. Delahante, n.d.(ca.1838).

Translations and adaptations
Translated into English and adapted as a one act burletta called The Queen's Horse by Honan and Planché. First performed at Madame Vestris's Royal Olympic Theatre on 3 December, 1838 and published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1839.

Performance history in South Africa
See The Queen's Horse

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