Difference between revisions of "Le Brasseur de Preston"
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== 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 == | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
| − | Translated into English and adapted as a one act burletta called ''[[The Queen's Horse]]'' by Honan and Planché. | + | 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 == |
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| + | '''See ''[[The Queen's Horse]]''''' | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 05:11, 20 May 2017
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].
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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
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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