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Happy am I, from care I'm free aria sung by Mr. Richings in Auber's admired Le dieu et la bayadere.

Title
Happy am I, from care I'm free [graphic] : aria sung by Mr. Richings in Auber's admired Le dieu et la bayadere.
Publication
New York : Atwills Music Saloon, [183-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871.
  • Maywood, Augusta, 1825-1877?
Description
1 print : lithograph, b&w; 34 x 26 cm. +
Summary
Scene from Daniel Auber's opera Le dieu et la bayadère. At left a white-bearded man, costumed in the style of the court of Mughal India, leans on a cane as he watches a young woman, who strikes a dance pose. Behind them in the elaborately decorated room are other women and men, probably portraying dancers, courtiers, and servants.
Alternative Title
Air de l'opera le Dieu et la Bayadere
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sheet music covers.
  • Lithographs.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Lyrics in French and English.
Indexed In (note)
  • Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," Dance index
Biography (note)
  • The action has been described as a dancing lesson. George Chaffee, in the article cited above, identifies the white-bearded man as the performer Mr. [Peter] Richings and the young woman as the ballerina Augusta Maywood, who first danced in the English version of Le dieu et la bayadère, titled The maid of Cashmere, in 1837.
Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Die 1
OCLC
825074294
Title
Happy am I, from care I'm free [graphic] : aria sung by Mr. Richings in Auber's admired Le dieu et la bayadere.
Imprint
New York : Atwills Music Saloon, [183-?]
Indexed In:
Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," Dance index, vol. I, no. 12, Dec. 1942, p. 199, cat. no. 2.
Biography
The action has been described as a dancing lesson. George Chaffee, in the article cited above, identifies the white-bearded man as the performer Mr. [Peter] Richings and the young woman as the ballerina Augusta Maywood, who first danced in the English version of Le dieu et la bayadère, titled The maid of Cashmere, in 1837.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Local Subject
Opera ballet. Le dieu et la bayadère.
Added Author
Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Composer
Maywood, Augusta, 1825-1877? Associated name
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Die 1
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