Robert Planquette

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Robert Planquette
Odeon Orchestra, "Sambre et Meuse" (Robert Planquette), approx. 1910

Robert Jean Julien Planquette (born March 31, 1848 in Paris , † January 28, 1903 ibid) was a French composer of everyday music , especially operettas .

Little is known about his childhood and youth; in addition to the date of birth listed above, July 31, 1850 is occasionally mentioned. After attending the Paris Conservatory, he earned his living by making piano reductions, which were popular operettas at the time. He also composed. After the war of 1870/1871 he began composing small one-act operettas that were performed in concert cafés. Encouraged by the success that followed, he created almost 20 full-length works. In addition to Rip-Rip, his best-known operettas include The Bells of Corneville, premiered in 1877, and the song Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse , which Joseph Rauski later arranged for the military march. His contemporaries describe Planquette's works, which are seldom played today, as delicate, graceful, graceful and cheerful, as well as of good quality craftsmanship.

Works

Les Chevaux-légers operetta
  • Méfie-toi de Pharaon , operetta in one act, premiered in 1872 in the Eldorado in Paris
  • Le Serment de Mme Grégoire , first performed in 1874 in the Eldorado
  • Paille d'avoine , operetta in one act, first performed March 12, 1874 at the Théâtre des Délassements-Comiques
  • Le valet de coeur , operetta in one act, first performed in 1875 in the Alcazar d'Elite
  • Les Cloches de Corneville , operetta in four acts, premiered April 19, 1877 at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
  • Le Chevalier Gaston , operetta in one act, premiered February 8, 1879 in Monte Carlo
  • Les Voltigeurs de la 32ème , operetta in three acts, premiered January 7, 1880 in the Renaissance
  • La Cantinière , operetta in three acts, premiered October 26, 1880 Théâtre de Nouveautés
  • Les Chevaux-légers , operetta in one act, 1882
  • Rip van Winkle (Rip-Rip), Operetta in three acts, 1882, first performed October 14th at the Comedy Theater , London
  • Nell Gwynne (La Princesse Colombine), operetta in three acts, premiered February 7, 1884 at the Avenue Theater , London
  • La Crémaillere , operetta in three acts, premiered November 28, 1885 in Nouveautés
  • Surcouf , operetta in three acts, premiered October 6, 1887 at Folies-Dramatiques
  • Captain Thérése , 1887, operetta in three acts, premiered 25 August 1890 in the Prince of Wales , London
  • La Cocarde tricolore , operetta in three acts, premiered February 12, 1892 in Folies-Dramatiques
  • Le Talisman , operetta in three acts, premiered January 20, 1893 at the Théâtre de la Gaîté
  • Panurge , 1895, operetta in three acts, premiered November 22, 1895 in the Gaîté
  • Mam'zelle Quat'sous , operetta in four acts, premiered April 19, 1897 in the Gaîté
  • Le fiancé de Margot , operetta in one act, 1900

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personal data
SURNAME Planquette, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Planquette, Robert Jean Julien (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French operetta composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1903
Place of death Paris