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Lina Dachary
Lina Dachary was a French soprano born in 1922 and died in 1999. She was particularly noted for her prolific radio appearances in operetta.BnF page for Lina Dachary accessed 23 April 2020. Life and career Originally from the Basque region, having obtained a Conservatoire first prize, an early radio performance was in ''Ninon de Lenclos'' with music by Louis Mainqueneau, conducted by on 21 June 1944. At the in Paris she sang the role of Adèle in the opérette ''Malvina'' by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Ruhlmann
François Ruhlmann (11 January 1868 – 8 June 1948) was a Belgian conductor. Life and career Born in Brussels, Ruhlmann was a pupil of Joseph Dupont in his native city. As a child he sang in the chorus at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, and at 7 played the oboe in the orchestra. Ruhlmann's first conducting engagement was at the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen in 1892. This was followed by further work in Liège and Antwerp, before a return to the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in 1898. François Ruhlmann began his career at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on 6 September 1905 (with '' Carmen''), then at the death of Alexandre Luigini became principal conductor in 1906 (retiring from the position in 1914). Although mobilised in 1914, he returned occasionally during the war to conduct. From 1911 he conducted at the theatre of the Casino of Aix-les-Bains. Later he championed works by Dukas, Debussy, Fauré and Ravel at the Concerts Populaires in Brussels. In 1920 Ruhlmann tried to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbe-bleue (opera)
''Barbe-bleue'' (, ''Bluebeard'') is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, in three acts (four scenes) by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic HalévyLamb A. Barbe-bleue. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera''. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. based on Charles Perrault's 1697 story. Performance history The work was composed while Offenbach was travelling during 1865, in Vienna, Brussels and Cologne, conducting his works in those cities. Other distractions during the period were the marriage on 9 August in Étretat of his eldest daughter Berthe to Charles Comte (for which he composed a mass) and problems with gout (which he encouraged the press to report). It was first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris on 5 February 1866, playing for five months. Following the great success of the creators' ''Belle Hélène'', the roles were close relations of the composer's antique operetta: Dupuis (Paris) another seducer, in Barbe-Bleue, Kopp (Mà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lischen Et Fritzchen
''Lischen et Fritzchen'' is a one-act operetta (« conversation alsacienne » - Alsatian conversation) with music by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by ‘P Dubois’ (Paul Boisselot), first performed in 1863. Performance history The premiere was on 21 July 1863 at the Kursaal, Bad Ems, during a successful summer season for the composer. The Paris premiere followed at the newly refurbished Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 5 January 1864, sharing the bill with ''Les deux aveugles'', ''L'amour chanteur'' and ''La tradition''.Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2000. Both characters in the piece use an Alsatian accent in their dialogue and songs. It marked one of the early hits for Zulma Bouffar. A story that Offenbach had composed the piece in eight days to win a bet may only be a myth. Offenbach set the fable of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (to different music) in his Six Fables de La Fontaine (1842). Roles Synopsis ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giroflé-Girofla
''Giroflé-Girofla'' is an opéra bouffe in three acts with music by Charles Lecocq. The French libretto was by Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier. The story, set in 13th century Spain, concerns twin brides, one of whom is abducted by pirates. The other twin poses as both brides until the first is rescued. The composer chose an extravagantly far-fetched theme to contrast with his more realistic and romantic success ''La fille de Madame Angot'' premiered the previous year. The opera was first presented at the Théâtre des Fantaisies Parisiennes, Brussels, on 21 March 1874, and was given in London and Paris later the same year; it was soon played in theatres throughout Europe, in the Americas and Australia, and was given many revivals into the early 20th century. Background and first performances It took Lecocq many years to achieve recognition as a composer. He had a substantial success in 1868 with ''Fleur-de-Thé'', but it was not until he reached his forties that he gained i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Les Bas-bleus
''François les bas-bleus'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1883, with a French libretto by Ernest Dubreuil, Eugène Humbert, Paul Burani, and music by Firmin Bernicat, completed by André Messager. Background Bernicat had worked for some time in café-concert; he began work setting a libretto based on an old vaudeville ''Les beignets à la cour'', which became an opéra-comique in three acts ''Les beignets du roi'' and was mounted at the Théâtre des Fantaisies-Parisiennes in Brussels in February 1882, with some success.Noel E & Stoullig E. ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique, 9eme edition, 1883.'' G Charpentier et Cie, Paris, 1884. ''François les bas-bleus'' was first performed at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques on 8 November 1883, and continued to play there until the following March. From 17 December 1887 it was revived at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs for 50 performances, with Jane Pierny as Fanchon, Jacquin as François, Bartel as Pontcornet and Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
