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| − | by Isaac Pocock. | + | ''[[John of Paris]]'' is a comic opera by Isaac Pocock. |
| − | Based on Jean de Paris, an "opéra-comique en deux actes" with a libretto by Claude Godard d'Aucort de Saint-Just | + | Based on ''[[Jean de Paris]]'', an "opéra-comique[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_comique] en deux actes" with a libretto by Claude Godard d'Aucort de Saint-Just |
and music by François-Adrien Boieldieu. Premiered at Le Theatre de l’Opera-Comique on 4 April, 1812. | and music by François-Adrien Boieldieu. Premiered at Le Theatre de l’Opera-Comique on 4 April, 1812. | ||
The English version by Isaac Pocock, was produced at Covent Garden on 12 October 1814, and performed seventeen times, then revived at the Haymarket in 1826, and again played at Covent Garden in 1835. | The English version by Isaac Pocock, was produced at Covent Garden on 12 October 1814, and performed seventeen times, then revived at the Haymarket in 1826, and again played at Covent Garden in 1835. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | [[F.C.L. | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 109, 395 |
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Revision as of 05:14, 8 January 2016
John of Paris is a comic opera by Isaac Pocock.
Based on Jean de Paris, an "opéra-comique[1] en deux actes" with a libretto by Claude Godard d'Aucort de Saint-Just and music by François-Adrien Boieldieu. Premiered at Le Theatre de l’Opera-Comique on 4 April, 1812.
The English version by Isaac Pocock, was produced at Covent Garden on 12 October 1814, and performed seventeen times, then revived at the Haymarket in 1826, and again played at Covent Garden in 1835.
== Translations and adaptations ==
Performance history in South Africa
Performed as one of the afterpieces to The Smuggler's Daughter (Dibden) in the Garrison Theatre, Cape Town, by the 90th Light Infantry
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Adrien_Boieldieu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Pocock
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 109, 395
Go to the 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
