Scenes from "Polyeucie", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House
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26th October 1878 (drawn)
26th October 1878 (drawn)
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Series of illustrations entitled 'Scenes from "Polyeucte", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House, printed in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 26th 1878.
Polyeucte was originally a drama in five acts written by Pierre Corneille in 1642. In 1878 Charles Gounod created an operatic version of this work, with the assistance of the librettist Jules Barbier.
Polyeucte was originally a drama in five acts written by Pierre Corneille in 1642. In 1878 Charles Gounod created an operatic version of this work, with the assistance of the librettist Jules Barbier.
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| Title | Scenes from "Polyeucie", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed |
| Brief description | Series of illustrations entitled 'Scenes from "Polyeucte", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House, printed in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 26th 1878 |
| Physical description | Series of illustrations entitled 'Scenes from "Polyeucte", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House, printed in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 26th 1878. Four scenes, one from each act of the production, are depicted in a grid above the title which is at the base of the images. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Literary reference | Polyeucie |
| Summary | Series of illustrations entitled 'Scenes from "Polyeucte", the new opera in five acts, by Ch. Gounod, adapted from a tragedy by Corneille, at the Paris Opera House, printed in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 26th 1878. Polyeucte was originally a drama in five acts written by Pierre Corneille in 1642. In 1878 Charles Gounod created an operatic version of this work, with the assistance of the librettist Jules Barbier. |
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| Accession number | S.3802-2013 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2013 |
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