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| − | ''[[La Périchole]]'' is an | + | ''[[La Périchole]]'' is an opéra bouffe[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_bouffe] in three acts by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach], with a French libretto by Henri Meilhac (1830-1897)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Meilhac] and Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Hal%C3%A9vy]. |
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The story concerns two impoverished Peruvian street-singers, known as "Périchole" and "Piquillo", too poor to afford a marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andrès de Ribeira, who wishes to make "La Périchole" his mistress. | The story concerns two impoverished Peruvian street-singers, known as "Périchole" and "Piquillo", too poor to afford a marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andrès de Ribeira, who wishes to make "La Périchole" his mistress. | ||
| − | The libretto was based on a one act play ''[[Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement]]'' by Prosper Merimee (1803-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e], written in the 1829 and revived on 13 March 1850 at the Théâtre-Français. | + | The libretto was based on a one act play ''[[Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement]]''[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Carrosse_du_Saint-Sacrement] by Prosper Merimee (1803-1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e], written in the 1829 and revived on 13 March 1850 at the Théâtre-Français. |
Offenbach's opera was first performed, in a two-act version, on 6 October 1868 at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris. The three-act version opened at the same theater on 25 April 1874 and was revived there in 1877 with a new cast. | Offenbach's opera was first performed, in a two-act version, on 6 October 1868 at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris. The three-act version opened at the same theater on 25 April 1874 and was revived there in 1877 with a new cast. | ||
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| − | + | 1887: Performed as ''[[ La Périchole]]'' by the [[Searelle Opera Company]] in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, under the management of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], forming part of a repertoire of more than 14 operatic works over a period of eight months. | |
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| + | 1975 and 1977: Performed by the [[CAPAB Opera Company]] , with designs by [[Bruno Santini]] | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_P%C3%A9richole | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_P%C3%A9richole | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach | ||
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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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. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 27 February 2024
La Périchole is an opéra bouffe[1] in three acts by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)[2], with a French libretto by Henri Meilhac (1830-1897)[3] and Ludovic Halévy (1834-1908)[4].
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The original text
The story concerns two impoverished Peruvian street-singers, known as "Périchole" and "Piquillo", too poor to afford a marriage license, and a lecherous viceroy, Don Andrès de Ribeira, who wishes to make "La Périchole" his mistress.
The libretto was based on a one act play Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement[5] by Prosper Merimee (1803-1870)[6], written in the 1829 and revived on 13 March 1850 at the Théâtre-Français.
Offenbach's opera was first performed, in a two-act version, on 6 October 1868 at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris. The three-act version opened at the same theater on 25 April 1874 and was revived there in 1877 with a new cast.
It soon went on to become one of Offenbach’s most frequently performed operettas, being performed around the globe. For example, it was first seen in Brussels on 5 December 1868, at Pike's Opera House, New York, on 4 January 1869, in Vienna on 9 January 1869, in Stockholm on 6 February 1869, and in London on 27 June 1870 at the Princess's Theatre.
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Performance history in South Africa
1887: Performed as La Périchole by the Searelle Opera Company in the Opera House, Cape Town, under the management of the Wheeler Brothers, forming part of a repertoire of more than 14 operatic works over a period of eight months.
1975 and 1977: Performed by the CAPAB Opera Company , with designs by Bruno Santini
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_P%C3%A9richole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_bouffe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Meilhac
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Hal%C3%A9vy
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Carrosse_du_Saint-Sacrement
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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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