Geneviève de Brabant
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Geneviève de Brabant is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach. In English-speaking countries, the most well-known piece of music from the operetta is the Gendarmes' Duet, from H B Farnie's English adaptation. As well as being a popular performance-piece, it formed the basis for the Marines' hymn.
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[edit] Performance history
The two-act French libretto was written by Louis-Adolphe Jaime and Etienne Tréfeu, and the opera was first staged at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris on 19 November 1859. A new three-act version, revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, was first given at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs, Paris, on 26 December 1867. This was expanded into a five-act version for a production at Théâtre de la Gaîté on 25 February 1875. The New York premiere was on 22 October 1868.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, November 19, 1859, (Conductor: - ) |
Revised version in 3-act Première Cast October 22, 1868 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneviève | soprano | ||
| Isoline | soprano | ||
| Almanzor | baritone | ||
| Sifroid, Duke of Curaçao, husband of Geneviève | tenor | ||
| Drogan, in love with Geneviève | soprano | Zulma Bouffar | |
| Charles Martel, King of France | bass | ||
| Golo, advisor to Sifroid | tenor | ||
| Narcisse | tenor | ||
| Brigitte, Geneviève's confidant | |||
| Pitou |
[edit] References
Andrew Lamb, " Geneviève de Brabant " in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
[edit] External links
- http://www.boosey.com/downloads/Genevieve1859.pdf Libretto of the original two-act version as originally submitted for censorship.
