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''La mascotte'' (''The Mascot'') is an opéra comique by Edmond Audran. The French libretto was by Alfred Duru and Henri Charles Chivot. The story concerns a farm girl who is believed to bring good luck to whoever possesses her, so long as she remains a virgin. The title as translated into English initiated the use of the word ''mascot'' in the English language to mean an animal, human, or thing which brings luck. ==Performance history== It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in Paris on 29 December 1880.〔Lamb A. Edmond Audran. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London & New York, 1997.〕 It was very popular and 1,000 performances were given in just five years.〔Walker, Raymond. (''La Mascotte'' ). Music Web International, accessed 5 July 2010〕 It was revived at the Bouffes Parisiens in 1883 and 1889 and produced at other Paris theatres up until the 1930s and again in 1944; a film was made in 1935 with Germaine Roger, Lucien Baroux, Lestelly and Dranem.〔Gänzl K, Lamb A. ''Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre.'' The Bodley Head, London, 1988.〕 It was translated into English and staged at Abbey's Park Theatre in New York City on 5 May 1881, and in Brighton, England on 19 September the same year. 〔 *''The Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5〕 The Universal (Decca) Studios recording made in 1956 in Antony, France, conducted by Robert Benedetti, is available on CD.〔 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 mascotte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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