Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Madame Chrysanthème (Madam Chrysanthemum) is an opera, described as a comédie lyrique, with music by André Messager to a libretto by Georges Hartmann and Alexandre André, after the semi-autobiographical novel Madame Chrysanthème (1887) by Pierre Loti. It consists of four acts with a prologue and an epilogue and is set in Nagasaki, Japan. [1]
Originally written in French and published in 1887, Madame Chrysanthème was very successful in its day, running to 25 editions in the first five years of its publication with translations into several languages including English. [3] It has been considered a key text in shaping western attitudes toward Japan at the turn of the 20th century. [4]
1922: A silent color film, The Toll of the Sea, based on the opera/play was released. This movie, which starred Anna May Wong in her first leading role, moved the storyline to China. It was the second two-color Technicolor motion picture ever released and the first film made using Technicolor Process 2. [31]
Fans is the second album by Malcolm McLaren, released in 1984.It was an attempt at fusing opera with 1980s R&B and contains adaptations of pieces from famous operas such as Madama Butterfly and Carmen.
Madame Chrysanthème may refer to: Madame Chrysanthème (novel) , 1887 story by Pierre Loti Madame Chrysanthème (opera) , 1893 opera by André Messager, based on the novel
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file
Mon Frère Yves (1883) (English translation My Brother Yves) Les Trois Dames de la Kasbah (1884), which first appeared as part of Fleurs d'Ennui. Pêcheur d'Islande (1886) (English translation An Iceland Fisherman) Madame Chrysanthème (1887) [13] Propos d'Exil (1887) Japoneries d'Automne (1889) Au Maroc (1890) Le Roman d'un enfant (1890)
In 1918 she returned to the United States where for two seasons she performed both Madama Butterfly and André Messager's Madame Chrysanthème. The latter was not well-received, being viewed as a warmed-over Butterfly. In 1920 she was a guest performer at opera houses in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Florence and Rome.