(Jean) Robert Planquette
French composer of light music .Born Paris, 31 July 1848; died Paris, 28 January, 1903
Stage Works
First produced, and vocal scores published, in Paris, unless otherwise indicated.
- Méfie-toi de Pharaon; Operetta; 1 act; Eldorado,
1872 (n.d.)
- Le serment de Mme Grégoire; Operetta; 1 act; Eldorado,
1874 (n.d.)
- Paille d'avoine; Operetta; 1 act; Libretto by J. Rozale,
A. Lemonnier), Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques,
12 March 1874 (?1895)
- Le valet de coeur; Operetta; 1 act; Alcazar d'Elite, 1875
(n.d.)
- Les
cloches de Corneville (The Bells of Corneville);
Operetta; 4 acts; Libretto by Clairville and Charles Gabet), Théâtre
des Folies-Dramatiques, 19 April 1877 (pub. 1877): Folly Theatre,
London; 28 February, 1878: transferred to the Globe Theatre 31 August
1878. as The Chimes of Normandy Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York 22 October, 1877 (16 perfs in repertory)
- Le chevalier Gaston; Operetta; 1 act; P. Véron),
Monte Carlo, 8 Feb 1879 (pub. 1880)
- Les voltigeurs de la 32ème (The Light Infantrymen of
the 32nd Regiment); Operetta; 3 acts; Gondinet, G. Duval), Renaissance,
7 January 1880 (pub. 1880); rev. as The Old Guard (H. B.
Farnie), Avenue Theatre, London, 26 October, 1887 (pub. London, 1887)
- La cantinière (The Canteen Girl); Operetta; 3 acts;
P. Burani, F. Rybère), Théâtre de Nouveautés,
26 October, 1880 (pub. 1881)
- Les chevaux-légers; Operetta; 1 act; Péricaud,
Delormel) (pub. 1882)
- Rip van Winkle; Operetta based on the story The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
after the play by Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson; 3 acts, 5
scenes; Libretto by Henry Brougham Farnie, Ludovic Meilhac and Phillipe
Gille; Comedy Theatre, London, 14 October 1882 (328 perfs) (London,
1882); as Rip (Henri Meilhac, P. Gille), Folies-Dramatiques, Paris;
11 November, 1884 (pub. 1884) Standard Theatre, New York 28 October,
1882 (28 perfs)
- Nell Gwynne; Operetta; 3 acts; Based on the play 'Rochester'
by W.T. Moncrieff; Libretto by H.B. Farnie; Avenue Theatre, London,
7 February 1884; transferred to tghe Comedy Theatre 28 April, 1884
(total 86 perfs) (pub. London, 1884); as La Princesse Colombine (M.
Ordonneau, E. André),Théâtre des Nouveautés,
7 December 1886 (pub. 1887); Casino Theatre, New York, 8 November,
1884 (38 perfs)
- La crémaillère; Operetta; 3 acts; Burani,
A. Brasseur), Nouveautés, 28 Nov 1885, ?only 2 songs (pub.
1886)
- Surcouf; operetta; 3 acts and prologue; Libretto by Henri
Chivot, Alfred Duru), Folies-Dramatiques, 6 Oct 1887 (pub. 1887);
as Paul Jones (Farnie), Prince of Wales, London, 12 January
1889 (370 perfs) (pub. London, 1889): as Paul Jones Broadway
Theatre, New York; 6 October, 1890 (35 perfs)
- Captain Thérèse; Operetta; 3 acts; libretto
Alexandre Bisson and Frank C. Burnand; Lyrics by F.C Burnand and Gilbert
a'Beckett), Prince of Wales, London, 25 August 1890 (104 perfs) (pub.
London, 1891); Gaîté, Paris 1 April 1901 (26 perfs) ;
Union Square Theatre, New York 15 February (11 perfs)
- La cocarde triocolore; Operetta; 3 acts; Ordonneau, after
Cogniard brothers), Folies Dramatiques, 12 Feb 1892 (pub. 1892)
- Le talisman (The Talisman); Operetta; 3 acts, 4 scenes;
Libretto by Adolphe d'Ennery and Paul Burani, Gaîté,
20 Jan 1893 (pub. 1893); American translation by A.R. Schade; Manhattan
Opera House, New York 21 June, 1893 (19 perfs)
- Panurge; Operetta; 3 acts; Meilhac, Saint-Aubin), Gaîté,
22 Nov 1895 (Paris, 1895)
- Mam'zelle Quat'sous; Operetta; 4 acts; Libretto by A. Mars
and M. Desvallières), Gaîté, 5 November 1897 (pub.
1897)
- Le fiancé de Margot; Operetta; 1 act; Bisson) (1900)
- Le paradis de Mahomet; Operetta; 3 acts; Henri Blondeau),
Variétés, 15 May 1906 (1906), completed by L. Ganne;
American libretto by Harry B. Smith and Robert B. Smith; Herald Square
Theatre, New York 17 January 1911 (23 perfs)
- The Amber Empress; operatic comedy; 2 acts; libretto by
Marc C. Connelly; Globe Theatre, New York; 19 September, 1916 (15
perfs). This was a piece created using the music of Robert Planquette