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''La Créole'' is an ''opéra comique'' in three acts of 1875 with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was by Albert Millaud, with additional material by Henri Meilhac.〔Lamb A. "Jacques Offenbach (List of stage works)". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera''. London and New York: Macmillan, 1997.〕 It was one of three full-length stage works written almost simultaneously that year, the others being ''La Boulangère a des écus'' and ''Le Voyage dans la lune''.〔Kracauer, Siegfried. ''Offenbach and the Paris of his time'' (translated by David, G. & Mosbacher E.). London: Constable, 1937.〕 ==Performance history== ''La Créole'' was premiered at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Salle Choiseul in Paris. The costumes were designed by Alfred Grévin. Although it ran for over sixty performances, it was rather coolly received due to its poor plot, and was not revived.〔Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Paris: Éditions Gallimard, 2000.〕 The work was also performed in German in Vienna and Berlin in 1876 (as ''Die Creolin''), in Polish in Lemberg the same year, in London and Brussels in 1877, and in Spanish in Mexico in 1885.〔Loewenberg A. "Annals of Opera.” London: John Calder, 1978.〕 Adapted as ''The Commodore'' as a vehicle for Violet Cameron, the piece was seen in London and New York in 1886.〔Gänzl K. "La Créole". In : ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.〕 A revival at the Théâtre Marigny starring Josephine Baker in the title role was produced on 17 December 1934, with the libretto revamped by Albert Willemetz and some changes to the music.〔Traubner, R. ''Operetta — a theatrical history.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983, p. 71.〕 More recently ''La Créole'' was revived from 13-18 January 2009 at the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire, and from November 2013 to January 2014 at the Espace Pierre Cardin by the not-for-profit association Tréteaux Lyriques. Although no complete recording is available, excerpts have appeared on the anthologies 'Offenbach au menu'〔Laurent, F. Review of 'Offenbach au menu!' Maguelone CD MAG11188. ''Diapason'', January 2012 (598), p93.〕 and 'Entre Nous'.〔Milnes, R. Review of Entre Nous Opera Rara CD set. ''Opera'', November 2007, 1388-90.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La créole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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