Genevieve of Brabant - Revision history

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Satj: /* Geneviève de Brabant by Jacques Offenbach (1859) */

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Geneviève de Brabant by Jacques Offenbach (1859)

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−	~~[[Wayne Muller]]. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.~~

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 ===Translations and adaptations===
 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[A.E Carinus-Holzhausen|Mrs Carinus-Holzhausen]], first produced in South Africa during the 1930s and the text later published by [[DALRO]] (1969).
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 -2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. In his autobiography he states that it was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102), and that he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, However, he sought to temper what he referred to as the "screaming" nature of the piece in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
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 -2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. In his autobiography he states that it was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102), and that he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, However, he sought to temper what he referred to as the "screaming" nature of the piece in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
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 === Performance history in South Africa ===
--2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. It was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102) he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, though seeking to temper what he referred to as "screaming" nature of the work in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
+-2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. In his autobiography he states that it was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102), and that he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, However, he sought to temper what he referred to as the "screaming" nature of the piece in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
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 === Performance history in South Africa ===
--2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. It was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102) he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, though seeking to temper what he referred to as "screaming" nature of the work in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play by as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
+-2: The [[Afrikaans]] version was produced as ''[[Genoveva]]'' by [[André Huguenet]], with Huguenet and [[Lydia Lindeque]] in the leading roles. It was intended as repertoire piece for his national tours and according to Huguenet (1950, pp. 100-102) he was very aware of the far-fetched and melodramatic nature of the play, but wanted to offer something for the older generation as he toured the rural towns - so went ahead, though seeking to temper what he referred to as "screaming" nature of the work in his direction by emphasising the religious undertone and the oracular nature of the work, and trying to adapt the performances of his young cast to this end. According to him even ministers of the Afrikaans church were enamoured with the play and would stand up to applaud and make speeches to the audience after the shows. However, [[Ludwig Binge|Binge]] (1969, p. 172)  would later scathingly refer to the play as an immensely sentimental and tear-soaked religious play, and express his doubts that it actually have gained true support from the members of the more stoic [[Afrikaans]] churches.
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	Libretto of the original two-act version of Offenbach's opera[https://www.boosey.com/downloads/Genevieve1859.pdf]		Libretto of the original two-act version of Offenbach's opera[https://www.boosey.com/downloads/Genevieve1859.pdf]

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 Written as an opéra bouffe[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_bouffe] (in two acts and seven tableaux) by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach], with a French libretto by Louis-Adolphe Jaime  (1825-1901)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Jaime] and Étienne Tréfeu  (1821-1903)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Tr%C3%A9feu], it was first performed was first staged at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, on 19 November 1859.
-The opera was revised as a new three-act piece (with nine tableaux) by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux ()[], , and opened at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, Paris, on 26 December 1867. An expanded five-act version had a production at the Théâtre de la Gaîté on 25 February 1875.
+The opera was revised as a new three-act piece (with nine tableaux) by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux (1828-1893)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector-Jonathan_Cr%C3%A9mieux], , and opened at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, Paris, on 26 December 1867. An expanded five-act version had a production at the Théâtre de la Gaîté on 25 February 1875.
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