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'''Jean-Charles Nouguès''' ( |
'''Jean-Charles Nouguès''' (25 April 1875 - 28 August 1932) was a [[France|French]] composer of [[opera]]s. |
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Nouguès was from a wealthy family, and in his youth received little formal musical training.<ref name=marston>[http://www.marstonrecords.com/freresdanilo/freresdanilo_liner.htm "Pathé Opera Series vol. 5: ''Les Frères Danilo''/''La Traviata''"]</ref> His first opera, ''Le Roi de Papagey'', was written when he was only sixteen;<ref name=Greene> |
Born in [[Bordeaux]], Nouguès was from a wealthy family, and in his youth he received little formal musical training.<ref name=marston>[http://www.marstonrecords.com/freresdanilo/freresdanilo_liner.htm "Pathé Opera Series vol. 5: ''Les Frères Danilo''/''La Traviata''"]</ref> His first opera, ''Le Roi de Papagey'', was written when he was only sixteen;<ref name=Greene>Greene, David Mason, ''Biographical Dictionary of Composers''. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1985.</ref> after further study in Paris, he composed a second, ''Yannha'', which was premiered in Bordeaux in 1905.<ref name=Ewen>Ewen, David, ''Encyclopedia of the Opera: New Enlarged Edition''. New York: Hill and Wang 1963.</ref> Neither this nor 1904's ''Thamyris'' had much success. In 1905, Nouguès gained some notice with his incidental music for a production of [[Maurice Maeterlinck]]'s play ''[[La Mort de Tintagiles]]'' at the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris. |
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1909 was the year of Nouguès' greatest success, the opera ''Quo Vadis'', with a libretto by [[Henri Caïn]] based on [[Quo Vadis (novel)|the novel]] by [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]]. ''Quo Vadis'' premiered in [[Nice]] and was soon taken to Paris; from there it went on to London and Milan.<ref name=Ewen/> The work was given its American premiere in 1911 at the [[Metropolitan Opera House]] in [[New York]], under the direction of [[Italo Campanini]];<ref name=NYTimes>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990DE0D61331E233A25755C2A9659C946096D6CF "QUO VADIS?' STAGED; SPECTACULAR OPERA; Jean Nougues's Historical Work Produced by the Philadelphia-Chicago Company."]</ref> [[Maggie Teyte]] sang the female lead, and the work was also seen in [[Chicago]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=Greene/><ref name=Ewen/> ''Quo Vadis'' found great favor with the critics; [[Reynaldo Hahn]] and Francis Casadesus were among those to praise the music, while others felt that much of the work's success may have been due to the strength of the cast.<ref name=marston/> |
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| ⚫ | By 1914, Nouguès was beginning to fall out of favor with critics; |
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In 1910 Nouguès composed ''L'auberge rouge''<ref name=Ewen/> and ''Chiquito'', set in the [[Basque]] country, which was first presented at the [[Opéra-Comique]] in Paris; 1912 saw ''La Danseuse de Pompéï'' presented by the same company.<ref name=marston/> ''L'Aigle'' was premiered in Rouen that same year; during [[World War I]] it is said it crossed the [[English Channel]] and was staged in Britain as ''The French Eagle''. Also in 1912 Nouguès composed ''Les Frères Danilo'', which appears to have been commissioned by [[Pathé Records]] as the first opera written specifically for the [[gramophone]].<ref name=marston/> |
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| ⚫ | Nouguès died in Paris in 1932. |
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| ⚫ | By 1914, Nouguès was beginning to fall out of favor with critics; upon the premiere of ''La vendetta'' at the Gaîté Lyrique, critic Edmond Stoullig wrote that he felt the composer would benefit from writing far less music. {{fact|date=December 2009}} Nevertheless he went on composing, writing [[operetta]]s in the 1920s. These had less success than his earlier work, although he found some favor with his incidental music for [[Edmond Rostand]]'s ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'',<ref name=Greene/> which as late as 1938 was used for a television presentation of the play.<ref name=imdb>{{imdb|1659866}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Nouguès died in Paris in 1932. Little of his music has been committed to disc; ''Les Frères Danilo'' has been rereleased by Marston Records, but otherwise all that is known is a handful of excerpts from ''Quo Vadis'' recorded by Armand Crabbé and [[Mattia Battistini]]. David Mason Greene also indicates that some selections from ''L'Aigle'' were recorded in the early days of recorded sound.<ref name=Greene/> |
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Revision as of 16:02, 7 December 2009
Jean-Charles Nouguès (25 April 1875 - 28 August 1932) was a French composer of operas.
Born in Bordeaux, Nouguès was from a wealthy family, and in his youth he received little formal musical training.[1] His first opera, Le Roi de Papagey, was written when he was only sixteen;[2] after further study in Paris, he composed a second, Yannha, which was premiered in Bordeaux in 1905.[3] Neither this nor 1904's Thamyris had much success. In 1905, Nouguès gained some notice with his incidental music for a production of Maurice Maeterlinck's play La Mort de Tintagiles at the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris.
1909 was the year of Nouguès' greatest success, the opera Quo Vadis, with a libretto by Henri Caïn based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Quo Vadis premiered in Nice and was soon taken to Paris; from there it went on to London and Milan.[3] The work was given its American premiere in 1911 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, under the direction of Italo Campanini;[4] Maggie Teyte sang the female lead, and the work was also seen in Chicago and Philadelphia.[2][3] Quo Vadis found great favor with the critics; Reynaldo Hahn and Francis Casadesus were among those to praise the music, while others felt that much of the work's success may have been due to the strength of the cast.[1]
In 1910 Nouguès composed L'auberge rouge[3] and Chiquito, set in the Basque country, which was first presented at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; 1912 saw La Danseuse de Pompéï presented by the same company.[1] L'Aigle was premiered in Rouen that same year; during World War I it is said it crossed the English Channel and was staged in Britain as The French Eagle. Also in 1912 Nouguès composed Les Frères Danilo, which appears to have been commissioned by Pathé Records as the first opera written specifically for the gramophone.[1]
By 1914, Nouguès was beginning to fall out of favor with critics; upon the premiere of La vendetta at the Gaîté Lyrique, critic Edmond Stoullig wrote that he felt the composer would benefit from writing far less music. [citation needed] Nevertheless he went on composing, writing operettas in the 1920s. These had less success than his earlier work, although he found some favor with his incidental music for Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac,[2] which as late as 1938 was used for a television presentation of the play.[5]
Nouguès died in Paris in 1932. Little of his music has been committed to disc; Les Frères Danilo has been rereleased by Marston Records, but otherwise all that is known is a handful of excerpts from Quo Vadis recorded by Armand Crabbé and Mattia Battistini. David Mason Greene also indicates that some selections from L'Aigle were recorded in the early days of recorded sound.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pathé Opera Series vol. 5: Les Frères Danilo/La Traviata"
- ^ a b c d Greene, David Mason, Biographical Dictionary of Composers. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1985.
- ^ a b c d Ewen, David, Encyclopedia of the Opera: New Enlarged Edition. New York: Hill and Wang 1963.
- ^ "QUO VADIS?' STAGED; SPECTACULAR OPERA; Jean Nougues's Historical Work Produced by the Philadelphia-Chicago Company."
- ^ Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.
External links
- Vocal score of Quo Vadis at the Sibley Music Library
- Libretto of Quo Vadis at Google Books