description Le trône d'Écosse Overview
Le trône d'Écosse is a three-act French opéra bouffe by the composer Hervé. It was first performed in 1871 at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris, with a libretto credited to Crémieux and Jaime. The work belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of French comic theatre music, combining sung passages with a humorous stage plot rather than following the conventions of serious grand opera.
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Who wrote the music and libretto for Le trône d'Écosse?
Hervé wrote the music, while Hector Crémieux and Adolphe Jaime are credited with the libretto. That division is part of the work's 1871 French opéra bouffe credit.
Where was Le trône d'Écosse first performed?
It was first performed in 1871 at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris. The venue places it in the nineteenth-century French comic theatre tradition.
How is Le trône d'Écosse structured?
It has three acts, and period listings also describe four tableaux. That gives the work a clear multi-part stage structure rather than a single-scene operetta.
What does opéra bouffe mean in this title?
Opéra bouffe is a French comic musical-theatre form, so Le trône d'Écosse belongs to light, satirical stage music rather than solemn grand opera. Its music is by Hervé and its libretto is by Crémieux and Jaime.
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