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The Bohemian Girl
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 02, 1855
Closing Date
Nov 03, 1855
Musical
Comedy
Opera
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Jun 02, 1855
Close Date: Nov 03, 1855
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production played in repertory with
Maritana
Theatres
Niblo's Garden
(Jun 02, 1855 - Nov 03, 1855)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
Château of Count Arnheim; On the Road to the Gypsies' Encampment; The Encampment; Road to the Fair; A Square in Pressburg; The Hall of Justice; Reception Room in the Château of Count Arnheim.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Pyne Harrison Troupe
Libretto by
Alfred Bunn
; Music by
Michael William Balfe
; Musical Director:
George F. Bristow
; From a ballet-pantomime by
Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Scenic Design by
H. Hillyard
Mr. Borrani
Count Arnheim
William Harrison
Thaddeus
George Holman
Florestein
Mr. Horncastle
Devilshoof
Louisa Pyne
Arline
Susan Pyne
Queen of the Gypsies
Rosa France
Buda
Miss Henry
Child
Mr. Jones
Captain of the Guard
Mr. Lawson
Officer of the Patrol
Mr. Paul
Servant
Mr. Swan
A Gypsy
Songs
music by
Michael William Balfe
; lyrics by
Alfred Bunn
Act 1
Sung By
Up with the Banner
Chorus
A soldier's life
Count Arnheim
Without Friends
Thaddeus
'Tis sad to leave our fatherland
Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read
Gipsies
Comrade, your hands
Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Is no succour near at hand?
Florestein
What means this alarm?
Thaddeus
Down with the daring slave
Thaddeus, Devilshoof, Count Arnheim, Florestein and Chorus
What sounds break on the ear
Chorus
Thou in might supreme
Follow, follow
Act 2
Sung By
Silence, Silence! The lady moon
Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein, Devilshoof and Gipsies
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
Arline
The wound upon thine arm
Arline and Thaddeus
What is the spell hath yet effaced
Arline
Listen, while I relate the hope of a gipsy's fate
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Devilshoof and Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read
(Reprise)
Gipsies
'Tis gone- the past was all a dream
Queen of the Gypsies
This is thy deed
Queen of the Gypsies and Thaddeus
In the gipsies' life/ Come with the gipsy bride
Chorus and Arline
Life itself is at the best
Chorus
From the Valleys and Hills
Arline and Queen of the Gypsies
Sir Knight and Lady, Listen
Arline
Shame! Shame!
Principals and Chorus
The heart bow'd down
Count Arnheim
Hold! Hold!
Arline, Count Arnheim and Florestein
Act 3
Sung By
The past appears to me but a dream
Arline
Then you'll remember me
Thaddeus
Through the world thou wilt fly, love
Arline, Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Welcome the present
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein and Count Arnheim
Though every hope be fled
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Thaddeus, Florestein and Count Arnheim
See at your feet a suppliant one
Arline
When the fair land of Poland
Thaddeus
Pity for one in childhood torn
Thaddeus
The feuds of a nation's strife
Count Arnheim
Let not the soul for sorrows grieve
Arline, Thaddeus and Count Arnheim
Oh, what full delight
Arline and Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Pyne Harrison Troupe
Libretto by
Alfred Bunn
; Music by
Michael William Balfe
; Musical Director:
George F. Bristow
; From a ballet-pantomime by
Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Scenic Design by
H. Hillyard
Mr. Borrani
Count Arnheim
William Harrison
Thaddeus
George Holman
Florestein
Mr. Horncastle
Devilshoof
Louisa Pyne
Arline
Susan Pyne
Queen of the Gypsies
Rosa France
Buda
Miss Henry
Child
Mr. Jones
Captain of the Guard
Mr. Lawson
Officer of the Patrol
Mr. Paul
Servant
Mr. Swan
A Gypsy
music by
Michael William Balfe
; lyrics by
Alfred Bunn
Act 1
Sung By
Up with the Banner
Chorus
A soldier's life
Count Arnheim
Without Friends
Thaddeus
'Tis sad to leave our fatherland
Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read
Gipsies
Comrade, your hands
Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Is no succour near at hand?
Florestein
What means this alarm?
Thaddeus
Down with the daring slave
Thaddeus, Devilshoof, Count Arnheim, Florestein and Chorus
What sounds break on the ear
Chorus
Thou in might supreme
Follow, follow
Act 2
Sung By
Silence, Silence! The lady moon
Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein, Devilshoof and Gipsies
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls
Arline
The wound upon thine arm
Arline and Thaddeus
What is the spell hath yet effaced
Arline
Listen, while I relate the hope of a gipsy's fate
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Devilshoof and Thaddeus
In the gipsy's life you read
(Reprise)
Gipsies
'Tis gone- the past was all a dream
Queen of the Gypsies
This is thy deed
Queen of the Gypsies and Thaddeus
In the gipsies' life/ Come with the gipsy bride
Chorus and Arline
Life itself is at the best
Chorus
From the Valleys and Hills
Arline and Queen of the Gypsies
Sir Knight and Lady, Listen
Arline
Shame! Shame!
Principals and Chorus
The heart bow'd down
Count Arnheim
Hold! Hold!
Arline, Count Arnheim and Florestein
Act 3
Sung By
The past appears to me but a dream
Arline
Then you'll remember me
Thaddeus
Through the world thou wilt fly, love
Arline, Thaddeus and Devilshoof
Welcome the present
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Florestein and Count Arnheim
Though every hope be fled
Arline, Queen of the Gypsies, Thaddeus, Florestein and Count Arnheim
See at your feet a suppliant one
Arline
When the fair land of Poland
Thaddeus
Pity for one in childhood torn
Thaddeus
The feuds of a nation's strife
Count Arnheim
Let not the soul for sorrows grieve
Arline, Thaddeus and Count Arnheim
Oh, what full delight
Arline and Chorus
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