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Kirke Mechem. Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, Tartuffe, with over 450 performances in nine countries, has become one of the most popular operas written by an American.
Tartuffe is an opera in three acts by Kirke Mechem. Mechem also wrote the English libretto . Based on the Molière 's play Tartuffe, or the Impostor , it is a modern opera buffa set in Paris in the 17th century.
Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (/ t ɑːr ˈ t ʊ f,-ˈ t uː f /; [1] French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical ...
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The king allegedly suggested that Molière suspend performances of Tartuffe, and the author rapidly wrote Dom Juan ou le Festin de Pierre to replace it. It was a strange work, derived from a work by Tirso de Molina and rendered in a prose that still seems modern today. It describes the story of an atheist who becomes a religious hypocrite and ...
Tartuffe is a 1664 comedy play by Molière. Tartuffe may also refer to: Tartuffe, a German silent film; Tartuffe (1965 film), an Australian television film; Le ...
Steve Schirripa might not be returning to The Sopranos universe anytime soon.. Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE while teaming up with Freshpet, Schirripa, 67, shares if he would ever revisit the ...
Bernatavicius was deputy to the Nazi-appointed mayor of Kupiškis, Lithuania, and was accused of organizing the killing of more than 1,000 Jews in Kupiškis in 1941.He moved to the United States after the war but fled to Lithuania in 2002, shortly before his US citizenship was revoked. [5]