 Event |
Maritana
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal, Invercargill, New Zealand |
| First Date |
4 July 1902 |
| Last Date |
4 July 1902 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The first of six operas by Wallace, the work is often cited as an inspiration for a plot device in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Yeomen of the Guard in which a man weds a woman while awaiting execution in prison, escapes and, while he is disguised, the couple falls in love. |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
|
| Further Information |
First performed in London in 1845.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
189679 |
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