Barbe-bleue

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Barbe-bleue is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, that parodies the Bluebeard fairy tale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opéra bouffe
basedOn Bluebeard NERFINISHED
Bluebeard fairy tale NERFINISHED
composer Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceCity Paris NERFINISHED
firstPerformancePlace Théâtre des Variétés NERFINISHED
genre operetta
opéra bouffe
hasCharacter Barbe-bleue (character) NERFINISHED
Boulotte NERFINISHED
Count Oscar NERFINISHED
Fleurette NERFINISHED
King Bobèche NERFINISHED
Popolani NERFINISHED
Prince Saphir NERFINISHED
Queen Clémentine NERFINISHED
hasSubject marriage
parody of fairy tales
satire of aristocracy
serial wife-murderer
hasTitleCharacter Barbe-bleue (character) NERFINISHED
language French
librettist Henri Meilhac NERFINISHED
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED
librettoBy Henri Meilhac NERFINISHED
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED
movement French operetta tradition
musicBy Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 3
originalLanguage French
parodies Bluebeard NERFINISHED
Bluebeard fairy tale
partOf Offenbach operas NERFINISHED
setting a fictional kingdom
workType stage work

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Henri Meilhac notableWork Barbe-bleue
Henri Meilhac wroteLibrettoFor Barbe-bleue