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| − | [[The Count of Luxembourg]] is | + | [[The Count of Luxembourg]] is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1909. |
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1948: Presented by [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]]. | 1948: Presented by [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]]. | ||
| − | 1949: Produced by [[Doreen Egan]] and presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society]] [[Pemads]] at The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] commencing on June 20, 1949, with a full company and orchestra. Starring [[Jeane Cooper]] as Juliette, [[Wilfred Lissack]] as a singer and the Grand Duke, [[Reginald Barsley]] as the Count of Luxembourg, [[Harold Davidson]] as Brissard with singing by [[Bessie Collett]] | + | 1949: Produced by [[Doreen Egan]] and presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society]] ([[Pemads]]) at The [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] commencing on June 20, 1949, with a full company and orchestra. Starring [[Jeane Cooper]] as Juliette, [[Wilfred Lissack]] as a singer and the Grand Duke, [[Reginald Barsley]] as the Count of Luxembourg, [[Harold Davidson]] as Brissard with singing by [[Bessie Collett]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 19 June 2025
The Count of Luxembourg is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg which had premiered in Vienna in 1909.
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The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1948: Presented by Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society.
1949: Produced by Doreen Egan and presented by the Port Elizabeth Musical and Dramatic Society (Pemads) at The Port Elizabeth Opera House commencing on June 20, 1949, with a full company and orchestra. Starring Jeane Cooper as Juliette, Wilfred Lissack as a singer and the Grand Duke, Reginald Barsley as the Count of Luxembourg, Harold Davidson as Brissard with singing by Bessie Collett
Sources
Daily Advertiser, June 20, 1949.
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