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A 1910 operetta in two acts, with music by [[Victor Herbert]] and libretto by [[Rida Johnson Young]].
 
A 1910 operetta in two acts, with music by [[Victor Herbert]] and libretto by [[Rida Johnson Young]].
 
  
 
== Subject ==
 
== Subject ==
''"Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself "Bras Priqué" – and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway, Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, including ''Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life''."'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naughty_Marietta_%28operetta%29]
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Wikipedia: ''"Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself "Bras Priqué" – and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway, Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, including ''Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life''."'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naughty_Marietta_%28operetta%29]
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Directed for [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]] ([[JODS]]) in 1961 by [[Anthony Farmer]].
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1961: Directed for [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]] ([[JODS]]) in 1961 by [[Anthony Farmer]].
  
Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 1965.
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1965: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 1965.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 156.
  
  

Latest revision as of 11:07, 18 October 2022

A 1910 operetta in two acts, with music by Victor Herbert and libretto by Rida Johnson Young.

Subject

Wikipedia: "Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself "Bras Priqué" – and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway, Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, including Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life." [1]

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1961: Directed for Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society (JODS) in 1961 by Anthony Farmer.

1965: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1965.

Sources

Tucker, 1997. 156.


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