M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . .
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M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . . (M. Choufleuri will be At Home on . . .) is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, in one act by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by 'M. de St Rémy', pseudonym of the Duc de Morny.
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[edit] Performance history
It was first performed privately at the Présidence du Corps Légistlatif, Palais Bourbon, Paris on 31 October 1861. The first public performance was given at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris on 14 September 1861.
Not the most popular of Offenbach's works, nevertheless it is still performed. There was a production at La Monnaie, Brussels under Patrick Davin in February 2007.
[edit] Roles
| Premiere | ||
|---|---|---|
| Choufleuri | baritone | |
| Ernestine, his daughter | soprano | |
| Chrysodule Babylas, Ernestine's admirer | tenor | |
| Petermann | tenor | |
| Balandard | tenor | |
| Madame Balandard | mezzo-soprano | |
[edit] Sources
M. Choufleuri restera chez lui le . . . by Andrew Lamb, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
[edit] External links
- http://www.boosey.com/downloads/MonsieurChoufleuri.pdf Libretto as originally submitted for censorship.
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