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'''''Nell Gwynne''''' is a three-act [[comic opera]] composed by [[Robert Planquette]], with a libretto by [[H. B. Farnie]]. The libretto is based on the play ''Rochester'' by [[William Thomas Moncrieff]]. The piece was a rare instance of an opera by a French composer being produced first in London. Farnie had written an earlier libretto on the same subject, with the same name, for composer [[Alfred Cellier]], which was produced at the Prince's Theatre in Manchester in 1876.<ref>[http://www.musicaltheatreguide.com/composers/cellier/alfred_cellier.htm Cellier's ''Nell Gwynne'']</ref> |
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The opera was first performed at the Avenue Theatre in London on [[7 February]] [[1884]]. It then transferred to the [[Comedy Theatre]] on [[28 April]] [[1884]]. The production starred [[Florence St. John]], [[Arthur Roberts]], [[Giulia Warwick]] and Lionel Brough. In America, it was first produced in June 1884 in [[St. Louis]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=P1S-LKYhyekC&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=%22nell+gwynne%22+farnie&source=web&ots=sLOHHoWD4n&sig=r9xKHnNqlX_Taep0J3ND-PfdHXQ Information about the St. Louis 1884 production]</ref> and in [[New York City]] at the [[Casino Theatre]] beginning on [[8 November]] [[1884]]. |
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It was later produced in Paris as ''La Princesse Colombine'', with a libretto by E. André Ordonneau, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, beginning on 7 December 1886, but it was not a success in France. |
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==Roles== |
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*[[Nell Gwynne]] |
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*Zaphet |
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*Rochester |
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*King Charles II |
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*Marjorie |
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*Podge |
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*Jessamine |
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*Weasel |
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*Falcon |
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*Peregrine |
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*The Beadle |
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*Lady Clare |
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*Hodge |
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*Buckingham |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403E2DA143FE533A2575AC0A9679D94659FD7CF NT Times review of the 1884 Casino Theatre production] |
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*[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=415851 Information about a 1901 New York revival] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nell Gwynne}} |
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[[Category:English-language operas]] |
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[[Category:Operas]] |
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[[Category:English-language operettas]] |
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[[Category:1884 operas]] |
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