Maritana
Sign in to savethumb|Sheet music cover to Maritana Maritana is a three-act opera including both spoken dialogue and some recitatives, composed by William Vincent Wallace, with a libretto by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873). The opera is based on the 1844 French play Don César de Bazan by Adolphe d'Ennery and Philippe François Pinel (Dumanoir), which was also the source material for Jules Massenet's opéra comique Don César de Bazan (the character of Don César de Bazan first appeared in Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas). The opera premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 15 November 1845.
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- Genre
- grand opera
- Composer
- Vincent Wallace
- Image
- Maritanacigarbox.jpg
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- Commons category
- Maritana
- language of work or name
- English language
- publication date
- 1850-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- opera
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Performance history
- Roles
- Synopsis
- Act 1
- Act 2
- Act 3
- Musical numbers
- Reception
- Other associations
- Recordings
- References
- External links
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Maritana is a three-act opera including both spoken dialogue and some recitatives, composed by William Vincent Wallace, with a libretto by Edward Fitzball (1792–1873). The opera is based on the 1844 French play Don César de Bazan by Adolphe d'Ennery and Philippe François Pinel (Dumanoir), which was also the source material for Jules Massenet's opéra comique Don César de Bazan (the character of Don César de Bazan first appeared in Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas). The opera premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 15 November 1845.
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