French Opera Bouffe: Girofl�-Girofla

Event Information

Venue(s):
Park Theatre

Manager / Director:
Carlo A. Chizzola
Maurice Grau

Conductor(s):
Charles [conductor] Van Ghel

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
26 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
02 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
03 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
04 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
05 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM
06 Mar 1875, Matinee
06 Mar 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Giroflé-Girofla
aka Girofle Girofla
Composer(s): Lecocq
Text Author: Vanloo, Leterrier
Participants:  French Opera Bouffe Company;  Monsieur [tenor] Valter (role: Le chef de pirates);  Mlle. [soprano] Vandame (role: Paquita);  Eugene Duplan (role: Bolero);  Leontine [mezzo-soprano] Minelli (role: Marasquin);  Mlle. [contralto] Kidd (role: Auzoer);  Charles De Quercy (role: Mourzouk);  Coralie Geoffroy (role: title role);  Mlle. [mezzo-soprano] Dorel (role: Pedro)

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 28 February 1875, 11.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 28 February 1875, 11.

Cast listing.

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 13 March 1875, 398.

“The last nights of ‘Girofle-Girofla’ at the Park Theatre are announced, the coming two weeks witnessing the final representations of this most successful opera-bouffe, which has well merited by its excellent interpretation from the artists of this troupe and its admirable production by the management, the substantial appreciation accorded to it by the public during its prosperous run. No opera-bouffe has been before produced with a more gorgeous and tasteful stage-attire, and in the artists of the troupe, especially Mlles. Geoffroy, Minelli and Kid and MM. De Quercy, Valaire and Valter, we have had presented to us some of the best exponents of the action and music of the opera-bouffe school.”