LES
P'TITES
MICHU
|
||
Retour |
André
Messager (1853-1929)
|
Le Chevalier d’Harmental,
d’après Alexandre Dumas, est créé à l’Opéra-Comique le 5 mai
1896. Dans " Musica " (septembre 1908), le compositeur
écrit :
|
L'argument
|
En 1793, au moment où les
autorités révolutionnaires s’apprêtent à arrêter le marquis des Ifs,
l’épouse de ce dernier perd la vie en donnant le jour à une petite
fille. Le marquis confie l’enfant aux époux Michu, dont la femme vient
également d'accoucher d'une fille, avant de disparaître pour échapper à
ses poursuivants.
|
La
partition
|
Acte I : Ouverture ; Chœur et
couplets "Le tambour résonne" ; Duetto (Blanche-Marie et
Marie-Blanche) ; Madrigal "Quoi, vous tremblez ma belle
enfant" (Gaston) ; " C'est nous les p’tites Michu
(Blanche-Marie, Marie-Blanche, Gaston) ; Oui, ma chère, pour me
plaire (Marie-Blanche) ; Trio et couplets (Mme Michu, Michu,
Aristide) ; " Voici maman, papa gâteau "
(Blanche-Marie et Marie-Blanche) ; " Cell que
j'veux " (Aristide) ; Final I
|
Fiche
technique
|
Les P'tites Michu
|
Discographie
|
Sélections
|
Références
|
Vous retrouverez Les P'tites Michu dans
" Opérette " n° 78, 110, 127 & 155.
|
Les p'tites Michu is an opérette in three acts, composed by André Messager. The libretto was by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval. It has been produced in English under the title The Little Michus. Dismayed by the Paris reception for his 1896 piece, Le Chevalier d’Harmental, Messager retreated to London vowing to write no more. But when he received the libretto for Les p'tites Michu in 1897 from Vanloo and Duval, he was inspired to finish the new operetta in three months. Encouraged by this success, the same team produced Messager's most successful operetta, Véronique, in 1898.[1] ContentsPerformance historyThe first performance was at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 16 November 1897, starring Odette Dulac in one of the title roles, with the production running for over 150 performances. A revival at the same theatre in 1899 starred Mariette Sully and Jean Périer.[2]Vienna first saw the operetta on 16 September 1899 at the Carltheater.[3] The piece enjoyed a long run in London under the title The Little Michus. The English adaptation was by Henry Hamilton, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank, and was produced at Daly's Theatre, opening on 29 April 1905 and running for 401 performances. The London production starred Adrienne Augarde and Mabel Green, with Robert Evett, Willie Edouin, Huntley Wright, Amy Augarde, Willie Warde, Ambrose Manning, Louis Bradfield, Lily Elsie, and the dancer Adeline Genée.[4] Later, Henry Lytton joined the cast, replacing Bradfield.[5] A bit of comic business introduced during the London run of the show involved a fictional animal called the Gazeka, which became a London fad. The Little Michus had a Broadway run in 1907 and was an international hit, continuing to be revived thereafter. SynopsisIn 1793, the wife of the Marquis des Ifs dies in childbirth. The Marquis, before disappearing to evade arrest, entrusts the infant girl to the Michus, paying the family a sum of money that allows them to open a prosperous shop. The Michus have a daughter of their own. While bathing the two babies, Mr. Michu mixes them up and cannot tell which is which.
The two couples are sorted out and all ends happily. Roles
Musical numbers (English adaptation)
The GazekaGeorge Graves replaced Willie Edouin as General des Ifs, and in 1905 he introduced a bit of by-play involving a fictional and comical-looking cryptid called the Gazeka, also known as Monckton's Gazeka or the Papuan Devil-Pig, an animal said to have been seen on Papua New Guinea.The Gazeka became a fad of the season, and a competition was mounted to encourage artists to make sketches of what the beast might look like. Charles Folkard won the competition, and the Gazeka appeared in the form of items like novelty jewellery and was taken up by Perrier, the sparkling water makers, for a series of advertisements. The Gazeka also featured in a special song and dance in the entertainment Akezag, at the London Hippodrome at Christmas, 1905.[6] |
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire
Remarque : Seul un membre de ce blog est autorisé à enregistrer un commentaire.