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Translated into [[Northern Sotho]] as ''[[Kgosi Henri IV]]'' (1973) by [[N.C. Phatudi]] | Translated into [[Northern Sotho]] as ''[[Kgosi Henri IV]]'' (1973) by [[N.C. Phatudi]] | ||
| − | A number of operas | + | A number of operas named ''[[Falstaff]]'', largely based on ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'', with material from Shakespeare's ''[[Henry IV]]'', (Parts I and II) added, have been written over the years. Composers and librettists include Antonio Salieri and Carlo Prospero Defranceschi (1799); Michael William Balfe and S. Manfredo Maggione (1838); and Giuseppe Verdi and Arrigo Boito (1893). A "symphonic study" called ''[[Falstaff]]'' was also written by Edward Elgar in 1913. |
Adapted as a stage play called ''[[Falstaff]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] in 1976, a combination of the "[[Falstaff]]" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays ''[[Henry IV]]'' (parts 1 and 2) and ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. | Adapted as a stage play called ''[[Falstaff]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] in 1976, a combination of the "[[Falstaff]]" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays ''[[Henry IV]]'' (parts 1 and 2) and ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. | ||
Revision as of 05:57, 14 March 2017
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)[1].
Sometimes written as Henry IV, Part II or Henry IV (Part 2)
The original text
Believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599 and probably performed that year. The play was entered into the Register of the Stationers' Company in 1600 by Andrew Wise and William Aspley and first printed in quarto later that year by Valentine Simmes. The First Folio appeared in 1623.
Translations and Adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Hendrik IV
Translated into Setswana as Kgosi Henry wa Bone (1952) by [[M.O.M. Seboni].
Translated into Northern Sotho as Kgosi Henri IV (1973) by N.C. Phatudi
A number of operas named Falstaff, largely based on The Merry Wives of Windsor, with material from Shakespeare's Henry IV, (Parts I and II) added, have been written over the years. Composers and librettists include Antonio Salieri and Carlo Prospero Defranceschi (1799); Michael William Balfe and S. Manfredo Maggione (1838); and Giuseppe Verdi and Arrigo Boito (1893). A "symphonic study" called Falstaff was also written by Edward Elgar in 1913.
Adapted as a stage play called Falstaff by Ian Ferguson in 1976, a combination of the "Falstaff" [2] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Performances
1853: Selections from what is referred to as Henry IV were performed in The Lyceum by the Port Elizabeth Dramatic Society on 22 October, followed by The Spare Bed (Fox Cooper), An Unwarrantable Intrusion ( Morton). This could have been selections from either one or both the Henry IV plays.
1976: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by PACT (See details under Falstaff)
1984: Falstaff (Shakespeare/Ferguson) performed by CAPAB (See details under Falstaff)
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1976.
CAPAB theatre programme, 1984.
