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''[[Il Trovatore]]'' ("The Troubadour") is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi]. | ''[[Il Trovatore]]'' ("The Troubadour") is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi]. | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | The Italian libretto was largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''[[El Trovador]]'' (1836) | + | The Italian libretto was largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''[[El Trovador]]'' (1836), , a flamboyant and incident filled melodrama by Antonio García Gutiérrez ()[]. |
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| − | Another burlesque version called ''[[Il Trovatore Up To Date]]'' ("a burlesque in one scene") was written and published by Alexander H. Laidlaw, Jr. in 1897. | + | == Translations and adaptations == |
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| + | A [[burlesque]] version of the opera was apparently done by the [[Christy Minstrels]] in the 1860s, also performed during their South African visit in 1862. | ||
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| + | Another [[burlesque]] version called ''[[Il Trovatore Up To Date]]'' ("a burlesque in one scene") was written and published by Alexander H. Laidlaw, Jr. in 1897. | ||
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| + | ==South African performances of the opera== | ||
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| + | See ** | ||
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| + | ==Perfomances of dramatic adaptations and [[burlesque]] versions in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 1862: A burlesque called ''[[Il Trovatore]]'' was performed by the [[Christy Minstrels]], as part of their repertoire while touring the Cape Province between September and November. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_trovatore | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_trovatore | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 139-141. | ||
Revision as of 06:42, 7 January 2019
Il Trovatore ("The Troubadour") is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)[1].
Contents
The original text
The Italian libretto was largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play El Trovador (1836), , a flamboyant and incident filled melodrama by Antonio García Gutiérrez ()[].
Translations and adaptations
A burlesque version of the opera was apparently done by the Christy Minstrels in the 1860s, also performed during their South African visit in 1862.
Another burlesque version called Il Trovatore Up To Date ("a burlesque in one scene") was written and published by Alexander H. Laidlaw, Jr. in 1897.
South African performances of the opera
See **
Perfomances of dramatic adaptations and burlesque versions in South Africa
1862: A burlesque called Il Trovatore was performed by the Christy Minstrels, as part of their repertoire while touring the Cape Province between September and November.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_trovatore
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 139-141.
