Le mariage aux lanternes
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Le mariage aux lanternes (The Wedding by Lantern-Light) is an operetta in one act by Jacques Offenbach.
The French libretto was written by Michel Carré and Léon Battu.
[edit] Performance history
It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris on 10 October 1857. The operetta was a reworking of Le trésor à Mathurin which Offenbach had given at the Salle Herz in May 1853.
[edit] Roles
| Premiere | ||
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | soprano | |
| Denise | soprano | |
| Fanchette | soprano | |
| Guillot | tenor | |
| Le garde-champêtre | spoken role | |
[edit] Sources
Le mariage aux lanternes by Andrew Lamb, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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