Difference between revisions of "The Reformed Drunkard"
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1995: Performed in English by students of the Opera School, [[University of the Witwatersrand]], directed by Emma Renzi[https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Renzi]. | + | 1995: Performed in English by students of the Opera School, [[University of the Witwatersrand]], directed by [[Emma Renzi]][https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Renzi]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 1 April 2024
The Reformed Drunkard is an English translation of Die Bekehrte Trunkenbold, itself the German version of the French an opéra-comique[1] L'Ivrogne Corrige ou Le Mariage du Diable ("The reformed drunkard or the devil's wedding"), a work in two parts, with music by Christof Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)[2], and a libretto by Louis Anseaume (1721-1784)[3] and Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre (1732-1815)[4]. First performed in the Burgtheater, Vienna in 1760.
Performance history in South Africa
1995: Performed in English by students of the Opera School, University of the Witwatersrand, directed by Emma Renzi[5].
Sources
http://www.theatertexte.de/nav/2/2/3/werk?verlag_id=baerenreiter&wid=5431064&ebex3=3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operas_by_Gluck
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Renzi
Programme notes of student production in 1995.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
