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| − | ''[[Le Brasseur de Preston]]'' is an '' | + | ''[[Le Brasseur de Preston]]'' is an ''opéra-comique''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra-Comique] in three acts, composed by Adolphe Adam (1803—1856)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Adam] to a libretto by Adolphe de Leuven (1802-1884)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_de_Leuven] and Léon-Lévy Brunswick (1805-1859)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_L%C3%A9vy_Brunswick]. |
== The original play == | == 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). | + | 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]]''''' |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Facsimile version of a review in ''The Aldine Magazine'', Dec. 1838-June 1839, Volume 1: p. 29. (Google eBook)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NBwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=The+Queen%27s+Horse+burletta&source=bl&ots=u8u0G2y8JD&sig=_YnAoPLCS2XDQUPy3itSzOqPcx4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j2I8Vc6jEI6O7AaH1YHABw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=The%20Queen's%20Horse%20burletta&f=false] | + | Facsimile version of a review in ''The Aldine Magazine'', Dec. 1838-June 1839, Volume 1: p. 29. ([[Google eBook]])[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NBwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=The+Queen%27s+Horse+burletta&source=bl&ots=u8u0G2y8JD&sig=_YnAoPLCS2XDQUPy3itSzOqPcx4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j2I8Vc6jEI6O7AaH1YHABw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=The%20Queen's%20Horse%20burletta&f=false] |
http://imslp.org/wiki/Le_brasseur_de_Preston_(Adam,_Adolphe) | http://imslp.org/wiki/Le_brasseur_de_Preston_(Adam,_Adolphe) | ||
Latest revision as of 07:51, 11 June 2023
Le Brasseur de Preston is an opéra-comique[1] in three acts, composed by Adolphe Adam (1803—1856)[2] to a libretto by Adolphe de Leuven (1802-1884)[3] and Léon-Lévy Brunswick (1805-1859)[4].
Contents
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
Sources
Facsimile version of a review in The Aldine Magazine, Dec. 1838-June 1839, Volume 1: p. 29. (Google eBook)[5]
http://imslp.org/wiki/Le_brasseur_de_Preston_(Adam,_Adolphe)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Adam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_L%C3%A9vy_Brunswick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_de_Leuven
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