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\ ''Pauline'' is an opera in four acts with music by the British composer Frederic H. Cowen to a
libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...
by
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after the 1838 play ''
The Lady of Lyons ''The Lady of Lyons; or, Love and Pride'', commonly known as ''The Lady of Lyons'', is a five act romantic melodrama written in 1838 by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton. It was first produced in London at Covent Garden Theatre on 15 Februar ...
'' by
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secret ...
, first performed by the
Carl Rosa Opera Company The Carl Rosa Opera Company was founded in 1873 by Carl Rosa, a German-born musical impresario, and his wife, British operatic soprano Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa to present opera in English in London and the British provinces. The company premiered ...
on 22 September 1876 at the
Lyceum Theatre, London The Lyceum Theatre ( ) is a West End theatre located in the City of Westminster, on Wellington Street, just off the Strand in central London. It has a seating capacity of 2,100. The origins of the theatre date to 1765. Managed by Samuel Arnold ...
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References


Further reading

* Cowen, F. H., ''My Art and My Friends'', London, Arnold, 1913 * Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) ''
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'', 5. * Burton, N., "''Pauline''" in ''
Grove Music Online ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theo ...
'' (ed. Macy, L.) * Parker, C. J. (2007), unpublished PhD thesis (University of Durham, UK): ''The Music of Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen (1852–1935): a Critical Study''.


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* English-language operas Operas 1876 operas Operas by Frederic H. Cowen Operas based on works by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Operas based on plays {{English-opera-stub