Jean Robert Planquette (31 July 1848 – 28 January 1903) was a French composer of songs and operettas.
Robert Planquette (album leaf with photo portrait and autograph musical quotation)
Several of Planquette's operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain, especially Les cloches de Corneville (1878), the length of whose initial London run broke all records for any piece of musical theatre up to that time. Rip Van Winkle (1882) also earned international fame.
The son of a singer, Planquette was born in Paris and educated at the Paris Conservatoire. He did not finish his studies, lacking the funds to do so, and worked as a café pianist and composer and singing (he was a tenor). A few romances that he composed brought less fame than did his song, "Sambre et Meuse", first sung in 1867 by Lucien Fugère, who went on to be one of the foremost French opera singers of his day.
In 1876, the director of the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques gave Planquette a commission to compose his first operetta, Les cloches de Corneville. It opened in Paris in 1877, running for an extremely successful 480 performances, and then enjoyed an astonishing London run, beginning in 1878, of a record-breaking 708 performances. Planquette's music has been praised for its pathos and romantic feeling. Le Chevalier Gaston was produced in 1879 with little success. In 1880 came Les Voltigeurs du 32ieme which had a long run in London in 1887 as The Old Guard, and La Cantiniére, which was translated into English as Nectarine, though never produced.
In 1882 Rip Van Winkle was produced in London and subsequently given in Paris as Rip, in both cases with great success. The libretto is an adaptation by H. B. Farnie of Washington Irving's famous tale. In 1884 the phenomenon of an opera by a French composer being produced in London before being heard in Paris was repeated in Nell Gwynne, which was modestly successful, but failed when produced in Paris as La Princesse Colombine. It was followed by La Crémaillere (Paris, 1885), Surcouf (Paris, 1887; London, as Paul Jones, 1889), Captain Thérése (London, 1887), La Cocarde tricolore (Paris, 1892), Le Talisman (Paris, 1892), Panurge (Paris, 1895) and Mam'zelle Quat'sous (Paris, 1897).
Dickson Experimental Sound Film brief discussion of film's recovery and restoration, with downloadable version of the film; part of the Internet Archive
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Jean Robert Planquette 31 July 1848 28 January 1903 was a French composer of songs and operettas Robert Planquette album leaf with photo portrait and autograph musical quotation Several of Planquette s operettas were extraordinarily successful in Britain especially Les cloches de Corneville 1878 the length of whose initial London run broke all records for any piece of musical theatre up to that time Rip Van Winkle 1882 also earned international fame Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 Sources 4 External linksLife and career editThe son of a singer Planquette was born in Paris and educated at the Paris Conservatoire He did not finish his studies lacking the funds to do so and worked as a cafe pianist and composer and singing he was a tenor A few romances that he composed brought less fame than did his song Sambre et Meuse first sung in 1867 by Lucien Fugere who went on to be one of the foremost French opera singers of his day In 1876 the director of the Theatre des Folies Dramatiques gave Planquette a commission to compose his first operetta Les cloches de Corneville It opened in Paris in 1877 running for an extremely successful 480 performances and then enjoyed an astonishing London run beginning in 1878 of a record breaking 708 performances Planquette s music has been praised for its pathos and romantic feeling Le Chevalier Gaston was produced in 1879 with little success In 1880 came Les Voltigeurs du 32ieme which had a long run in London in 1887 as The Old Guard and La Cantiniere which was translated into English as Nectarine though never produced In 1882 Rip Van Winkle was produced in London and subsequently given in Paris as Rip in both cases with great success The libretto is an adaptation by H B Farnie of Washington Irving s famous tale In 1884 the phenomenon of an opera by a French composer being produced in London before being heard in Paris was repeated in Nell Gwynne which was modestly successful but failed when produced in Paris as La Princesse Colombine It was followed by La Cremaillere Paris 1885 Surcouf Paris 1887 London as Paul Jones 1889 Captain Therese London 1887 La Cocarde tricolore Paris 1892 Le Talisman Paris 1892 Panurge Paris 1895 and Mam zelle Quat sous Paris 1897 Another Planquette composition the march Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse has achieved fame in an arrangement for brass band it is the tune used by the Ohio State University Marching Band when performing their famed Script Ohio formation The original orchestral version has been recorded by the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler and appears on the RCA Living Stereo CD Marches in Hi Fi The Song of the Cabin Boy a barcarolle from Planquette s Les cloches de Corneville was played on the violin by W K L Dickson in the first experiment in history in synchronizing sound and motion pictures 1894 It is viewable online as The Dickson Experimental Sound Film nbsp Le regiment de Sambre et Meuse source source An 1870 French song about the Army of Sambre et Meuse by Robert Planquette and Paul Cezano Sung by Pierre d Assy Problems playing this file See media help Works editAll operettas and all premieres in Paris unless otherwise noted Mefie toi de Pharaon one act 1872 Eldorado Le serment de Mme Gregoire 1874 Eldorado Paille d avoine one act 12 March 1874 Theatre des Delassements Comiques Le valet de coeur saynete one act 1875 Alcazar d Ete Le peage c 1876 Eldorado Les cloches de Corneville opera comique four acts 19 April 1877 Theatre des Folies Dramatiques Le chevalier Gaston one act 8 February 1879 Opera Monte Carlo Les voltigeurs de la 32eme three acts 7 January 1880 Renaissance La cantiniere three acts 26 October 1880 Theatre de Nouveautes Rip van Winkle Rip Rip three acts 14 October 1882 Comedy Theatre London Les chevaux legers one act 1882 Nell Gwynne La princesse Colombine three acts 7 February 1884 Avenue Theatre London La cremaillere three acts 28 November 1885 Nouveautes Surcouf three acts 6 October 1887 Folies Dramatiques Captain Therese 1887 three acts 25 August 1890 Prince of Wales Theatre London La cocarde tricolore three acts 12 February 1892 Folies Dramatiques Le talisman three acts 20 January 1893 Theatre de la Gaite Les vingt huit jours de Champignolette 17 September 1895 Republique Panurge 1895 three acts 22 November 1895 Gaite Mam zelle Quat sous four acts 19 April 1897 Gaite Le fiance de Margot one act 1900 Le paradis de Mahomet three acts completed by Louis Ganne 15 May 1906 VarietesSources edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Planquette Robert Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 21 11th ed Cambridge University Press Sadie S ed 1980 The New Grove Dictionary of Music amp Musicians vol 14 Obituary for Robert Planquette in The Musical Times Vol 44 No 721 Mar 1 1903 p 177External links editRobert Planquette on data bnf fr Information about Planquette and Les Cloches de Corneville Dickson Experimental Sound Film brief discussion of film s recovery and restoration with downloadable version of the film part of the Internet Archive Free scores by Robert Planquette at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Planquette amp oldid 1216850712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
