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Georges Duval (journalist)
Georges Duval (2 February 1847 – 23 September 1919) was a French journalist and playwright. Biographie Georges Duval was a columnist at ''Le Gaulois'' under the pseudonyms Claude Rieux and Tabartin. He also collaborated with the newspaper ''L'Événement''. In 1883, Guy de Maupassant dedicated him his short story '' Le Cas de madame Luneau''. His greatest theatrical success was the comédie en vaudeville ''Coquin de printemps'', composed in 1888 with Adolphe Jaime. This play was revived in Broadway in 1906 by Richard Carle under the title ''Spring Chicken''. In 1898, he also wrote with Albert Vanloo, the libretto of the operetta Véronique by André Messager. In 1892, he was chief editor of ''La Libre Parole''. Raphaël Viau, ''Vingt ans d'antisémitisme 1889-1909'', Paris, Fasquelle, 1910, (p. 36-47). Works ;Comedies *1874: ''Madame Mascarille'', comedy in one act and in verse (Théâtre de Cluny) *1876: ''Aux quatre coins'', one-act comedy (Théâtre des Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique (operetta)
''Véronique'' is an opéra comique in three acts with music by André Messager and words by Georges Duval (journalist), Georges Duval and Albert Vanloo. The opera, set in 1840 Paris, depicts a dashing but irresponsible aristocrat with complicated romantic affairs, eventually paired with the resourceful heroine. ''Véronique'' is Messager’s most enduring operatic work. After its successful premiere in Paris in 1898, it was produced across continental Europe, Britain, the US and Australia. It remains part of the operatic repertoire in France. Background and first production After a fallow period in the mid-1890s, Messager had an international success with ''Les p'tites Michu'' (1897). In 1898 his improved fortunes continued when he was appointed musical director of the Opéra-Comique in Paris. His work as a conductor left him little time for composition, and ''Véronique'' was his last stage work for seven years, despite its being his most successful work thus far.Wagstaff, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
