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| − | 1805: Performed in French on 23 December 1805 at the [[African Theatre]] as a benefit performance for [[Villet]], who was leaving the theatre to concentrate on his school. Also presented was ''[[On ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' (Sedaine), as well as some acrobatics and songs in [[Dutch]]. | + | 1805: Performed in French on 23 December 1805 at the [[African Theatre]] as a benefit performance for [[Charles Mathurin Villet]], who was leaving the theatre to concentrate on his school. Also presented was ''[[On ne s'Avise de Tout]]'' (Sedaine), as well as some acrobatics and songs in [[Dutch]]. |
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Revision as of 11:29, 18 May 2016
Le Soldat Magicien ("The soldier magician") is a French opéra-comique (comic opera) in one act, with a text by Louis Anseaume (1721-1784)[1] and music by François Danican Philidor (1726-1795).
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique de la Foire S. Laurent, on 14 August, 1760. Published in Paris by Duchesne 1761.
Translations and adaptations
South African performances
1805: Performed in French on 23 December 1805 at the African Theatre as a benefit performance for Charles Mathurin Villet, who was leaving the theatre to concentrate on his school. Also presented was On ne s'Avise de Tout (Sedaine), as well as some acrobatics and songs in Dutch.
Sources
Facsimile version of the original published text, Warwick Digital Collections[2]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 91, .
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