Les bavards [collection] : opéra bouffe en deux actes / paroles de Ch. Nuitter ; musique de J. Offenbach. 1863.

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Les bavards [collection] : opéra bouffe en deux actes / paroles de Ch. Nuitter ; musique de J. Offenbach. 1863.

Arranged in six groups: I. Vocal scores (1). II. Orchestra parts (12). III. Vocal parts (13). IV. Chorus parts (9). V. Promptbooks (3). VI. Dialogue parts (5). The vocal score is in French, published by Brandus & Dufour, Paris (1863?, pl. no. B. et D. 10619). The orchestra parts are printed by Brandus & Dufour (pl. no. B. et D. 10,664) and include manuscript inserts. The vocal parts are manuscript, in English. Several are marked "Property of Oates Comic Opera Troupe" and "Property of Mme Alice Oates." The chorus parts are manuscript, in English, several carrying the names of performers and the indication "property of Oates Comic Opera Troupe." The promptbooks are in English. Two are manuscript, one bearing the title "The magpies," the other an unbound lined ledger carrying the indication "property of Harry L. Allen" on the cover. The other book consists of a printed libretto, titled "Beatrice, the chattering housewife, " cut and pasted into a lined ledger. It bears the signature of Jesse Williams and the date Nov. 26 -94. The dialogue parts are manuscript, in English, and carry the indication "property of Alice Oates."

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Nuitter, Charles, 1828-1899

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French dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 19 November 1873, to an unidentified friend, 1873 Nov. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873600 ...

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)...