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Opérette (1895)

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Musique: Victor Herbert •
Paroles:
Livret: Harry B. Smith •
Production à la création:

The Wizard of the Nile fut le premier grand succès de Victor Herbert dans le monde des opérettes: 105 représentations.

L'Égypte souffre d'un grand malheur. Kibosh, un magicien persan, est en tournée dans tout le pays. Il propose de faire pleuvoir le ciel, et il le fait. Mais la pluie provoque des inondations désastreuses. Le roi Ptolémée décrète que Kibosh sera scellé à l’intérieur d'une tombe, mais des courtisans enthousiastes ont également scellé par inadvertance le roi dans la tombe avec lui. Lorsqu'ils s'échappent, le roi est si heureux qu'il pardonne à Kibosh. Au même moment, Cléopâtre et son professeur de musique, Ptarmigan, vivent une histoire d'amour. Cependant, ils se séparent quand Cléopâtre attend l'arrivée de Marc Antoine.

Overture

Acte I – Public Square in Alexandria.
No. 1 Ensemble – "Aïah! Aïah! Aïah! Aïah! Father Nile, keep us in thy care"
No. 2 Obeliska and Cheops, with Chorus – "He's not egotistic, but most optimistic"
No. 3 Oriental March – "Strew the way with flow'rets blooming"
No. 4 Ptolemy, Simoona and Chorus – "I am the ruler of the whole Egyptian nation"
No. 5 Kibosh and Chorus – "Of all the magicians of lofty positions who give exhibitions, I'm easily King."
No. 6a Chorus – "Pure and white is the Lotos Lily flower, tira la!"
No. 6b Chorus and Cleopatra – "I have been a-maying, though the month is June"
No. 7 Kibosh and Cleopatra – "Tell me, tell me prithee tell me"
No. 8 Ptarmigan – "If it were for me to lead to glory"
No. 9 Finale Act I – "Strew the way with flow'rets blooming, deck the paths with garlands gay."

Acte II – Terraced roof of the King's palace.
No. 10 Serenade, with Abydos and Cheops – "List to our matin serenade, Princess, Princess fair"
No. 10a Scene – (in which Kibosh is pursued by an alligator, which eventually retreats in disgust)
No. 11 Ptarmigan and Cleopatra – "If I were a King, I would kneel, sweetheart, to thee"
No. 12 Cleopatra, Abydos, Simoona, Ptolemy and Cheops – "On Cleopatra's wedding day"
No. 13 Kibosh and Chorus – "She kept her secret well"
No. 14 Finale Act II – "Oh agony, unutterable woe!"

Acte III – Interior of the King's private pyramid.
No. 15 Introduction and Stonecutters' Song, Ptarmigan and Male Chorus – "Work away, work away with a song, my boys."
No. 16 Cleopatra – "I seem to have known you my whole life long"
No. 16a Entrance of Kibosh, Simoona, Ptolemy and Cheops
No. 17 Waltz Quintette: Abydos, Simoona, Kibosh, Cheops and Ptolemy – "When sitting alone at eventide"
No. 18 Pages' Chorus – "To the pyramid softly stealing now we come"
No. 19 Echo Duet – Kibosh, Ptolemy and Pages - "In our bravery we're peerless"
No. 20 Finale Act III – "Ah! love we know"

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