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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 by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
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.
Title page of the Bibliothèque nationale de France copy of the first published edition of the play, 1793. The Guilty Mother (French: La Mère coupable), subtitled The Other Tartuffe, is the third play of the Figaro trilogy by Pierre Beaumarchais; its predecessors were The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. [1]
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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.
The interior of the building. The Theatre de la Jeune Lune was a celebrated theater company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The company, in operation from 1978 to 2008, was known for its visually rich, highly physical style of theatre, derived from clown, mime, dance and opera.
Joan Ann Plowright was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England on Oct. 28, 1929. She appeared in amateur theater productions as a child, and won an amateur theater prize at age 15 and after high ...
A channel setting is a method whereby stones are suspended between two bars or strips of metal, called channels. Typically, a line of small stones set between two bars is called a channel setting, and a design where the bars cross the stones is called a bar set. The channel is a variation of a "U" shape, with two sides and a bottom.