Miarka (opera)

Miarka is a 1905 comic opera by Alexandre Georges. Described as a "drame lyrique en 4 actes dont un prologue et 5 tableaux", it tells the story of a Romany girl destined, according to the tarot cards, to become a queen. It premiered at the Opéra-Comique in November 1905,[1] and was later revised for a production at the Opéra. The libretto was by Jean Richepin, adapted from his own 1883 novel Miarka, la fille à l'ourse.[2]

George's music was based on his 1888 song cycle Les chansons de Miarka.[3]

References

  1. ^ SHULTERS, JOHN RAYMOND (1911). "ROMANTICISM VERSUS REALISM IN THE WORKS OF JEAN RICHEPIN" (PDF).
  2. ^ Letellier, Robert Ignatius (2010). Opéra-Comique: A Sourcebook. p. 345. ISBN 9781443821681.
  3. ^ "Miarka (Georges, Alexandre) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2024-05-24.


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