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Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I .
Victor Herbert. This list of compositions by Victor Herbert is sorted by genre. ... Reveré for English Horn and French Horn Quartet Piano. Serenade 4 May (1884)
Eileen is a comic opera in 3 Acts [n 1] with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics and book by Henry Blossom, based loosely on the 1835 novel Rory O'More by Herbert's grandfather, Samuel Lover. [5] Set in 1798, the story concerns an Irish revolutionary arrested by the British for treason.
The work also was successful in Europe and established Herbert's reputation as on operetta composer of note on the international stage. [11] The European premiere of the opera was presented in a German language translation entitled Der Zauberer vom Nil at the Carltheater in Vienna, and was a critical and popular success. [ 11 ]
Madeleine is an opera in one act by Victor Herbert set to a libretto by Grant Stewart, after the French play Je dîne chez ma mère (I'm dining at my mother's house) by Adrien Decourcelle and Lambert-Thiboust. It premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 24 January 1914 with Frances Alda in the title role.
The Princess Pat is an operetta in three acts with music by Victor Herbert and book and lyrics by Henry Blossom.While set on Long Island, New York, the story follows the American born Princess di Montaldo, a.k.a "Princess Pat" (formerly Patrice O'Connor), who is married to the Italian Prince Antonio di Montaldo, a.k.a. "Prince Toto".
Natoma is a 1911 opera with music by Victor Herbert, famous for his operettas, and libretto by Joseph D. Redding.It is a serious full-scale grand opera set in Santa Barbara, California in the "Spanish days" of 1820; [1] the story and music are colored by "Indian" (Native American) and Spanish themes.
Articles related to the operetta Babes in Toyland (1903) by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, and its adaptations. The operetta wove together various characters from Mother Goose nursery rhymes into a musical extravaganza.