La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
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La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein is an 1867 opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, satirizing militarism and aristocratic excess in a fictional German duchy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame l’archiduc | 1 |
| The Grand Duchess and the Waiter | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic opera
ⓘ
opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstCityOfPerformanceOutsideFrance | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1867-04-12 ⓘ |
| genre |
operetta
ⓘ
opéra bouffe ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
baritone role
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano title role ⓘ tenor role ⓘ |
| hasLibrettoForm | prose with verse couplets ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | 19th-century theatre orchestra ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military hierarchy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | comic opera in acts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Exposition Universelle of 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French vaudeville tradition ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Henri Meilhac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Baron Puck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fritz NERFINISHED ⓘ General Boum NERFINISHED ⓘ Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
"Ah! que j'aime les militaires"
ⓘ
"Dites-lui qu’on l’a remarqué" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalActCount | 3 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage work ⓘ |
| partOf | Offenbach operettas ⓘ |
| period | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Théâtre des Variétés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| revisedActCount | 4 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
aristocracy
ⓘ
militarism ⓘ |
| setting | fictional German duchy of Gérolstein ⓘ |
| structure | through-composed with spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
critique of militarism ⓘ satire of aristocratic excess ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Jacques Offenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
this entity surface form:
Madame l’archiduc
subject surface form:
Jacques Offenbach