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at the fair. (In the revised version of the opera, Gerard is at the fair in
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dance as the evening's principal entertainment and as a way to point out the vast differences in station between
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complained: "It does not appear that the composer is gifted with the keen sense of humour which works written for the Savoy have often exemplified. In the merriest situations, his strains refuse to laugh, and flow on elegantly, with perfect blandness and good breeding." The reviewer in the magazine
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as well), a romance across class and station, the desertion of the bride at her betrothal ceremony, and the antics of the comedian. These would have been very familiar to London audiences at the time. Furthermore, this romantic type of opera was out of place at the Savoy
Theatre, which was the home
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wrote, "Despite the poor book, the poorer lyrics, and the poorest dialogue,—despite, too, the desperately unfunny funny man—Mirette must not be neglected. Messager's music more than compensates one for these defects; and I shall not be surprised to hear of business at the Savoy going swimmingly".
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In act two, Mirette is discovered one month later in the service of the world-weary
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Montigny. Mirette falls asleep by the campfire and wakes to find Gerard, nephew of the Marquise, standing over her. Gerard is entranced by her beauty, and she finds herself similarly attracted. However, he leads the arrest of the Gypsies for trespassing. Mirette and Picorin are taken to the
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to rewrite the piece with as much emphasis on comedy as possible. Ross reduced the romantic parts (though he retained the
Mirette-Gerard-Picorin-Bianca story) while boosting the comic part of Bobinet for Passmore, making the role of the Marquise lighter, and emphasising past Savoy successes by
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was written in French by Carré. Some of the music was composed before
Weatherly translated and rewrote the lyrics and Greenback translated the dialogue. To assist Messager in what was for him (at the time) an unfamiliar idiom, he enlisted the help of the songwriter
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quickly made a host of new friends. Applause ruled long and loud; in fact, the outburst of enthusiasm which followed the final descent of the curtain brought with it a reminder of the palmy days when the
Gilbert-Sullivan alliance was at its strongest."
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disagreed: "English audiences have been accustomed to expect something more in the librettos of comic operas than a mere dishing-up of old situations and conventional characters.... The story is singularly destitute of interest or originality."
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Dotie (Alice Maude) Davis, who later became his second wife. She may even have written some of the songs; but though Messager acknowledged her help, it is not clear what, if anything, she contributed to the text. The
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The humour of the opera is concentrated in the character of Bobinet, one of the gypsy crew. In the revised version of the opera, Bobinet is paired with Zerbinette, another gypsy.
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strengthening the subplot regarding the past love between the Marquise and the Baron. He also rewrote existing lyrics and introduced more opportunities for dance numbers. Though
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321:Vanity Fair
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1455:Categories
1322:La Basoche
505:Emmie Owen
457:Avon Saxon
382:The Mikado
265:Jane Annie
158:La Basoche
134:as Bobinet
118:Background
98:(Bianca),
92:Emmie Owen
1346:VĂ©ronique
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443:contralto
359:The Globe
326:The Times
313:The Stage
304:The Globe
286:Reception
231:'s opera
178:VĂ©ronique
1358:Opérette
1269:BĂ©atrice
1177:Fortunio
1004:(2003).
864:See also
593:bohemian
584:Marquise
580:nobility
568:Flanders
562:Synopsis
521:baritone
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175:(1897),
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1231:Mirette
1083:Mirette
1048:Mirette
995:Sources
975:Tillett
963:Mirette
831:Act III
698:Act III
576:Gypsies
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433:soprano
406:soprano
390:Mirette
367:The Era
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1481:Operas
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1172:(1893)
1143:Ballet
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32:is an
874:Notes
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612:Act I
528:Notes
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229:Balfe
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1010:ISBN
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