Naughty Marietta
A 1910 operetta in two acts, with music by Victor Herbert and libretto by Rida Johnson Young.
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Subject
"Set in New Orleans in 1780, it tells how Captain Richard Warrington is commissioned to unmask and capture a notorious French pirate calling himself "Bras Priqué" – and how he is helped and hindered by a high-spirited runaway, Contessa Marietta. The score includes many well-known songs, including Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life." [1]
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Directed for Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society (JODS) in 1961 by Anthony Farmer.
Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1965.
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