La Périchole [collection] : opera bouffe en trois actes / paroles de Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy ; musique de J. Offenbach. 187-?

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La Périchole [collection] : opera bouffe en trois actes / paroles de Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy ; musique de J. Offenbach. 187-?

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Arranged in five groups: I. Vocal scores (12). II. Vocal parts (25). III. Chorus parts (8). IV. Promptbooks (24 in 26 vols.).V. Dialogue parts (126). The vocal scores are in French. Seven were published by Brandus, Paris, five of which are of the new edition for the three-act version (187-?) and two of the two-act version (1868). Four scores were published by Maquet, Paris (187-?) and one by Joubert, Paris (187-?), all of the three-act version. All vocal scores carry the plate number B. & D. 11,428. The vocal parts include 15 German manuscript parts, many bearing performers' names, and 10 mimeoed manuscript parts in English of the "Winston version." The chorus parts include seven German manuscript parts and one English mimeoed manuscript part of the "Winston version." The promptbooks include 10 typescript books, in English. One is incomplete, in two volumes. Several list cast members. Seven books are manuscript, in English. Two are marked "Oates Opera Co. version," one being in two volumes and one carrying the indication "arranged by Frederic Zaulig." Seven promptbooks consist of annotated printed librettos. One is in English, dated 1880, by McWilliams, New York, and bears the signature of Max Figman. Two by McWilliams carry the publication date of 1884, one of which lists cast members. Two were published by John B. Kurtz, Baltimore, 1888, one of which carries the stamp of Arthur Bell; and one was published by New York Metropolitan Printing and Engraving, 1872, in French and English. It carries the stamp of F. W. Zaulig. One promptbook is in German mansucript. The dialogue parts inclue 11 typed parts in English, several carrying performers' names; 35 manuscript parts in English, nine of which are for the "Winston version" and six of which carry the name of Arthur Bell; 57 mimeoed manuscript parts in English comprising six sets, one set of two parts being for the "Winston version"; and 19 parts in German manuscript. Many of these parts are fragmentary.

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Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) was a German-born French composer and cellist of Jewish ancestry. He had a strong influence in popular music in Europe, and was one of the originators of the operetta, of which he wrote more than one hundred. His works were noted for their elements of satire and parody; two for which he is particularly known are the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld and the opera The Tales of Hoffman . From the guide to the Jacques Offenbach Letter, undated (after 1844)...

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897

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Henri Meilhac was a French dramatist, who often collaborated with Ludovic Halévy. From the guide to the Henri Meilhac plays, undated., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) This inscription is almost certainly by the French writer Henri Meilhac (1831-1897), who co-wrote the libretti for a number of operas and operettas, including Bizet's Carmen; Massenet's Manon; and Offenbach's La Périchole, La vie Parisienne and La belle Hélène. Fro...

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908

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French dramatist. From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p.], to M. Denis, "Mercredi 9". (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270507876 From the description of Document signed, dated : Paris, 8 June 1885, 1885 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873886 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873408 ...