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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 (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical ...
The first to offer full translations of Molière's verse plays such as Tartuffe into English verse was Curtis Hidden Page, who produced blank verse versions of three of the plays in his 1908 translation. [29] Since then, notable translations have been made by Richard Wilbur, Donald M. Frame, and many others.
The most recent production ran from August 12 - October 29, 2011, at the Festival Theatre using the Richard Wilbur translation; Ben Carlson starred as Alceste and Sara Topham as Celimene. Brian Bedford was originally slated to direct and perform as Oronte but was forced to step down due to illness, so the production was directed instead by ...
Tartufo (/ t ɑːr ˈ t uː f oʊ /, Italian: [tarˈtuːfo]; lit. ' truffle ') is an Italian dessert of gelato originating in the comune (municipality) of Pizzo, Calabria.The dessert takes the form of a ball that is composed of two or more flavors of gelato, often with melted chocolate inserted into the center (following the original recipe) or alternatively, with either fruit syrup or frozen ...
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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 tartuffe, a 1984 French comedy film; Tartuffe, a 1980 opera by Kirke Mechem
On 2 April 1988, the BBC broadcast an updated, period adaptation to an English setting in their Theatre Night series using the Alan Drury translation, with Nigel Hawthorn as Harpagon, Jim Broadbent as Maitre Jacques, and Janet Suzman as Frosine. [37] The Italian film L'avaro was made in 1990 by Tonino Cervi. There were also television ...
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 premiered on May 27, 1980, at the San Francisco Opera [1] It has since seen over 400 performances in six countries and been translated into German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and ...