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''Nell Gwynne'' is a three-act comic opera composed by Robert Planquette, with a libretto by H. B. Farnie. The libretto is based on the play ''Rochester'' by William Thomas Moncrieff. The piece was a rare instance of an opera by a French composer being produced first in London. Farnie had written an earlier libretto on the same subject, with the same name, for composer Alfred Cellier, which was produced at the Prince's Theatre in Manchester in 1876.〔(Cellier's ''Nell Gwynne'' )〕 The opera was first performed at the Avenue Theatre in London on 7 February 1884. It then transferred to the Comedy Theatre on 28 April 1884. The production starred Florence St. John, Arthur Roberts, Giulia Warwick and Lionel Brough. In America, it was first produced in June 1884 in St. Louis〔(Information about the St. Louis 1884 production )〕 and in New York City at the Casino Theatre beginning on 8 November 1884.〔("Amusements; ''Nell Gwynne'' at the Casino" ), ''The New York Times'', November 9, 1884, accessed October 21, 2014 〕 It was later produced in Paris as ''La Princesse Colombine'', with a libretto by E. André Ordonneau, at the Théâtre des Nouveautés, beginning on 7 December 1886, but it was not a success in France. ==Roles and original cast== *Nell Gwynne (''of the King's Theatre'') – Florence St. John *Lady Clare (''ward of the King'') – Agnes Stone *Jessamine (''niece of Weasel'') – Giulia Warwick *Marjorie (''parish waif – servant to Weasel'') – Victoria Reynolds *Buckingham (''in disgrace at Court – Landlord at the Dragon'') – M. Dwyer *Rochester (''in disgrace at Court – Waiter at the Dragon'') – A. Cadwalader *The Beadle (''the local authority'') – Lionel Brough *Weasel (''village pawnbroker'') – Arthur Roberts *Talbot (''cousin to Clare'') – Cecil Crofton *Falcon (''a strolling player'') – Henry Walsham *Hodge and Podge (''villagers'') – Messrs. D. St. John and Hunt *Peregrine (''Buckingham's footboy'') – Agnes Lyndon *King Charles II, villagers, farmers, courtiers, waiters, etc. 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「Nell Gwynne (operetta)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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