Le mariage aux lanternes
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Ba-ta-clan (1855) |
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.
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
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 10 October 1857, (Conductor: - ) |
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| Catherine | soprano | |
| Denise | soprano | |
| Fanchette | soprano | |
| Guillot | tenor | |
| Le garde-champêtre | spoken role |
[edit] References
Andrew Lamb, "Le mariage aux lanternes", in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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