Désirée
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Désirée is a operetta in two acts with music by John Phillip Sousa and libretto by Edward M. Taber. The libretto was later revised and updated by Jerrold Fisher and William Martin.
Based on the English comedy Our Wife by John Maddison Morton, it premiered May 1, 1884 at The National Theater, Washington D.C. It was one of the first American operettas and was billed as "America's First Comic Opera" though it was based on an English comedy set in France.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice Part |
|---|---|
| Marquis de Lavarre, Colonel of the King's Musketeers | tenor |
| Count de Courville, Lieutenant of the Musketeers | baritone |
| Pomaret, a mercer | baritone or tenor |
| Dumont, Sergeant of the Musketeers & orderly to the Marquis | baritone |
| Antoine, Corporate of the Musketeers | tenor |
| Désirée, Pomaret's daughter | soprano |
| Marie, Pomaret's niece | mezzo-soprano |
| Laurie, a schoolmistress | contralto |
| Gertrude, a schoolgirl & companion of Desiree | mezzo-soprano |
| Rose, another schoolgirl & companion of Desiree | mezzo-soprano |
| Ensemble |
[edit] External links
 |
This article about an opera or opera-related subject is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
