La jolie parfumeuse (Offenbach)
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Overview
La jolie parfumeuse is an opéra-comique in three acts by Jacques Offenbach to a libretto by Hector Crémieux and Ernest Blum. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, on 29 November 1873, and ran for some 200 performances, Offenbach's first major success after the fall of the Empire. Louise Théo created the title role (Rose Michon), and Jeanne Granier replaced her at short notice in the opening run. Offenbach composed it in seven weeks (Wikipedia, "La jolie parfumeuse"). A German version, Schönröschen, opened in Vienna in 1874. It must not be confused with an older vaudeville of 1802 with a similar title, La jolie parfumeuse, ou La robe de conseiller.
Marie and this work
- 21 February 1874, Nice. "Ce soir on donne La jolie parfumeuse, je meurs d'envie d'aller la voir": she goes to the Théâtre-Français to ask for a box, and sees Count Lambertye staring at her (016.0370).
- 11 August 1874, Brussels. "Le soir au théâtre nous voyons La jolie parfumeuse avec Judic" (023.0086); the star is probably Anna Judic, identified from the name alone and not confirmed elsewhere.
- 19 March 1876, Rome. News of the death of the elder Doria, 63, who "hier encore... a été au Valle voir La Jolie Parfumeuse" and died the same night of a gout attack (055.0911; footnote). The Teatro Valle was a Roman theatre.
Sources
- Wikipedia, "La jolie parfumeuse".
- Internet Archive libretto (Tresse, 1873) and IMSLP, linked above.