Aimée Opera Bouffe: La Périchole

Event Information

Venue(s):
Lina Edwin's Theatre

Price: $1; $.50 reserved seat

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 October 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM
10 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM
11 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM
12 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM
13 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM
14 Oct 1871, 2:00 PM
14 Oct 1871, 8:00 PM

Program Details

Originally scheduled for 10/06/71 but postponed on account of the illness of Albert Julien, who was to sing Piquillo.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Périchole, La
aka Perichole
Composer(s): Offenbach
Text Author: Halévy, Meilhac
Participants:  Aimée Opera Bouffe Company;  Marie Aimée (role: La Périchole);  Fernand [tenor] Noe (role: Piquillo)

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 02 October 1871, 7.

For originally scheduled date of Friday, October 6.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 October 1871, 2.

Postponed from Friday, October 6, to Monday, because of the illness of Albert Julien, who was scheduled to sing Piquillo.

3)
Review: New-York Times, 10 October 1871, 4.

“Mlle. Aimée’s opera bouffe company opened last evening at Lina Edwin’s Theatre, in Broadway, with Offenbach’s opera of ‘La Pèrichole.’ Owing to the continued indisposition of M. Julien, M. Fernand Noe took the part of Piquillo, and made a highly-favorable impression, both as an actor and vocalist. With a pleasing person and good voice, M. Noe can hardly fail to become a favorite. Mlle. Aimée was warmly welcomed, and played with even more than her usual archness and vivacity. The air in which she bids good-bye to Piquillo was most charmingly given, and was deservedly encored. Want of space prevents our giving a more extended notice, but we may add that Mlle. Aimée’s company is a strong one, and, judging from the reception of its initial performance by the large audience present last evening, likely to receive a very large share of patronage.”

4)
Review: New York Sun, 12 October 1871, 3.
“Mlle. Aimée has commenced her season of Opera Bouffe at Lina Edwin’s theatre admirably adapted to this purpose. The famous Bouffes Parisiennes, the home of light opera, is scarcely any larger. The spoken dialogue is distinctly heard, and the light voices of the French singers are not so severely tested as in larger theatres.
 
If Opera Bouffe can anywhere succeed it should be here, especially with so excellent an artist as Mlle. Aimée, and with such good support as she receives from M. Noe and the others associated with her.”
5)
Review: New York Herald, 15 October 1871, 10.

“The revival of opéra bouffe at this cosey little establishment on Monday evening proved conclusively that Offenbach’s sparkling music has still its charms for a host of admirers. Mlle. Aimée as La Périchole was as vivacious and engaging as ever, and her interpretation of a rôle so popular was marked by characteristic sprightliness, feeling and a thorough comprehension and display of the various elements necessary for its successful performance. She was sustained by Fernand Noe as Pequillo and a well-trained company. Taking into account the limited dimensions of the stage, ‘Le Périchole’ was creditably presented.”