La Gazza Ladra
La Gazza Ladra ("The Thieving Magpie") is a melodramma or opera semiseria in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini.
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The original text
Based on La Pie Voleuse ("The Thieving Magpie") by Théodore Baudouin d'Aubigny and Louis-Charles Caigniez, it was first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 31 May 1817. Published by Giacomo Pirola, 1823
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a "burlesque burletta" called The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon! by
Performance history in South Africa
1861: Performed as The Maid and The Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon on 22 August and 15 September: The Irish Tutor (Butler), songs and dances by Miss Powell and (Byron). Led by Sefton Parry, the performers in this case included the professionals Mrs Parry, Mrs Delmaine and Miss Powell and the amateur comedian Murphy. See The Maid and the Magpie, or The Fatal Spoon!
Sources
Facsimile version of the original text, Google E-book[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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