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| − | Both 3 and 4 act German adaptations versions by Vulius himself are listed between 1799 and 1801, entitled ''Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann'' in some cases or ''Rinaldo Rinaldini, Ein Schauspiel'' in a version published in 1801. | + | Both 3 and 4 act German adaptations versions by Vulius himself are listed between 1799 and 1801, entitled ''[[Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann]]'' in some cases or ''Rinaldo Rinaldini, Ein Schauspiel'' in a version published in 1801. |
The Vulpius version was translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Rinaldo Rinaldini]]'' and published in Amsterdam by G.Roos in 1803. | The Vulpius version was translated into [[Dutch]] as ''[[Rinaldo Rinaldini]]'' and published in Amsterdam by G.Roos in 1803. | ||
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Rinaldo Rinaldini is a character in the 3 volume melodramatic German novel Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann ("Rinaldo Rinaldini, the Robber Captain") by Christian August Vulpius (1762–1827)[1].
It was adapted for the stage in various ways and under a number of titles. Often simply referred to as Rinaldo Rinaldini.
Contents
The original text
The melodramatic and romantic German novel Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann ("Rinaldo Rinaldini, the Robber Captain") by Christian August Vulpius (1762–1827), and much indebted to Schiller's Der Räuber, was published in Leipzig in 1797 or 1798.
Translated into Dutch as Rinaldo Rinaldini, Overste der Roovers, published in Amsterdam by G.Roos in 1807.
Translated into English as Rinaldo Rinaldini,The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini, Captain of Banditti by I.Hinkley, published New York, 1848.
Stage adaptations and translations
Both 3 and 4 act German adaptations versions by Vulius himself are listed between 1799 and 1801, entitled Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann in some cases or Rinaldo Rinaldini, Ein Schauspiel in a version published in 1801.
The Vulpius version was translated into Dutch as Rinaldo Rinaldini and published in Amsterdam by G.Roos in 1803.
Adapted for the stage as an English "grand ballet of action" called Rinaldo Rinaldini, or The Secret Avengers by John Cartwright Cross, first performed at the Royal Circus , Surrey, and published by T. Barker in London in 1801. In this version, all the words were sung.
Adapted for the stage as a German five act play by August von Kotzebue as Rinaldo Rinaldini, der große Räuberhauptmann in Calabrien and first performed the Privilegirtes Theater in Düsseldorf and Aachen; published in Düsseldorf 1820.
South African performances of adapted versions
1823: The German version (possibly that of Kotzebue) was performed in Dutch as Rinaldo Rinaldini by Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense in the African Theatre, Cape Town, on 23 August and repeated on 13 September.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_August_Vulpius
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinaldo_Rinaldini
1848 text of Hinckley translation- Google Books[2]
Michael V. Pisani. 2014. Music for the Melodramatic Theatre in Nineteenth-Century London and New York University of Iowa Press: pp. 34-6.[3]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [4]: pp.
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