Difference between revisions of "Le Droit d'Aînesse"
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''[[Le Droit d'Aînesse]]'' ("The Birthright") is a French [[opéra bouffe]] in three acts by composer Francis Chassaigne (or François Chassaigne) with a French libretto by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo. | ''[[Le Droit d'Aînesse]]'' ("The Birthright") is a French [[opéra bouffe]] in three acts by composer Francis Chassaigne (or François Chassaigne) with a French libretto by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo. | ||
| − | In French the title would be written ''[[Le droit d'aînesse]]'' | + | (In French the title would normally be written ''[[Le droit d'aînesse]]'') |
| − | The original French | + | ==The original text== |
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| + | The French original premiered in Paris in 1883. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
The English-language version of the libretto, titled ''[[Falka]]'' (after the name of the principal female character), was translated and adapted by Henry Brougham Farnie. | The English-language version of the libretto, titled ''[[Falka]]'' (after the name of the principal female character), was translated and adapted by Henry Brougham Farnie. | ||
''[[Falka]]'' premiered at the Royal Comedy Theatre, London in 1883, the Casino Theatre, New York, 1884 and was followed by productions throughout the English-speaking world. | ''[[Falka]]'' premiered at the Royal Comedy Theatre, London in 1883, the Casino Theatre, New York, 1884 and was followed by productions throughout the English-speaking world. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Cecil A. Smith and Glenn Litton. 1987. ''Musical Comedy in America: From The Black Crook to South Pacific, From The King & I to Sweeney Todd''. Routledge (reprinted 2013)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=9efWAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Falka+a+comedy&source=bl&ots=iEzyLADTPE&sig=ACfU3U31XRNTebEjCEYz6eXhCjAh9LRApA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXjNSVmN7jAhVRTcAKHUDfD0UQ6AEwBnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Falka%20a%20comedy&f=false] | Cecil A. Smith and Glenn Litton. 1987. ''Musical Comedy in America: From The Black Crook to South Pacific, From The King & I to Sweeney Todd''. Routledge (reprinted 2013)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=9efWAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA47&lpg=PA47&dq=Falka+a+comedy&source=bl&ots=iEzyLADTPE&sig=ACfU3U31XRNTebEjCEYz6eXhCjAh9LRApA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXjNSVmN7jAhVRTcAKHUDfD0UQ6AEwBnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Falka%20a%20comedy&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 05:38, 31 July 2019
Le Droit d'Aînesse ("The Birthright") is a French opéra bouffe in three acts by composer Francis Chassaigne (or François Chassaigne) with a French libretto by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo.
(In French the title would normally be written Le droit d'aînesse)
Contents
The original text
The French original premiered in Paris in 1883.
Translations and adaptations
The English-language version of the libretto, titled Falka (after the name of the principal female character), was translated and adapted by Henry Brougham Farnie.
Falka premiered at the Royal Comedy Theatre, London in 1883, the Casino Theatre, New York, 1884 and was followed by productions throughout the English-speaking world.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Cecil A. Smith and Glenn Litton. 1987. Musical Comedy in America: From The Black Crook to South Pacific, From The King & I to Sweeney Todd. Routledge (reprinted 2013)[1]
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antique-Comedy-Theatre-Romance-45MAR1/dp/B0014H2NGM
