Opera Comique

This article is about the London theatre. For the Paris opera house associated with the operas by Berlioz, Bizet and Debussy, see Opéra-Comique. For the opera style, see opéra comique.

Opera Comique

A 1901 postcard of Wych Street, shortly before its demolition
Address	East Strand (Aldwych)
City	Westminster, London
Designation	Demolished
Owned by	Sefton Parry
Type	Opera house
Opened	1870
Rebuilt	1895 William Emden (?)
Closed	1899
Current use	Site occupied by Bush House
	Coordinates: 51°30′47″N 0°07′07″W / 51.513056°N 0.118611°W / 51.513056; -0.118611

The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed between Wych Street and Holywell Street with entrances on the East Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway. It is perhaps best remembered for hosting several of the early Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

1 History
2 References
3 External links

History

Early years

The Opera Comique opened in 1870, followed shortly by construction of the adjoining Globe Theatre in Newcastle Street. It had a seating capacity of 862.¹ The two theatres, both owned by Sefton Parry, were built back to back and called the "Rickety Twins", on the site of the former Lyon's Inn, an old Inn of Chancery, previously belonging to the Inner Temple.² The theatre, built partly underground, had three entrances through long narrow tunnels from three streets (including the Strand) and was therefore nicknamed the "Theatre Royal, Tunnels". It was reportedly hastily built and draughty, and its long flight of stairs leading down to the level of the stalls was a dangerous fire hazard. However, it was nicely decorated.³ Parry built the theatre cheaply, hoping "to make handsome profits in compensation when the area was demolished, which was even then in contemplation".⁴

The theatre was opened with a French company led by the veteran actress Pauline Virginie Déjazet. This was followed by the Parisian company, Comédie-Française, who made the theatre their base during the Franco-Prussian War.⁵

1878 programme cover

The first home-grown production at the theatre was a musical play in 1871, Marie, with music by Richard D'Oyly Carte and a libretto by E. Spencer Mott. This accompanied an English adaptation of a Molière work, called The Doctor in Spite of Himself, which was a failure.⁶⁷ The theatre then turned to presenting French works in translation; however, the public did not approve of its French name and repertoire, and the theatre was not popular. In 1873, Italian tragedienne Adelaide Ristori appeared there. In 1874, Carte's light opera company presented The Broken Branch, an English version of Gaston Serpette's La branch cassée, starring Pauline Rita.⁸ The following year, Rita starred in the title role, Clairette Angot, in a revival of Lecocq's La fille de Madame Angot at the theatre.⁹

Gilbert and Sullivan

In November 1877, the Comedy Opera Company, managed by Carte, took on the lease and returned to produce the première of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer, a proudly English comic opera, at the theatre. This was followed in 1878 by the same team's patriotic H.M.S. Pinafore, which became a nearly unprecedented hit, running for 571 performances. During the performance on 31 July 1879, Carte's former business partners in the Comedy Opera Company (with whom Carte, Gilbert and Sullivan had split) tried to seize the set, creating a celebrated fracas.¹⁰ Over Christmas 1878, during the run of Pinafore, the theatre was renovated and redecorated by E. W. Bradwell, reopening on 1 February 1879. The theatrical newspaper, The Era commented, "We can hardly overpraise the beauty and grace of the Opera Comique as it now appears to the delighted audience."¹¹

Two more Gilbert and Sullivan successes followed, now produced by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: The Pirates of Penzance (1880) and, finally, Patience (1881), which was later transferred to Carte's larger new theatre, the Savoy Theatre. During this period, Carte also presented various companion pieces with the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, including the 1877 revival of Dora's Dream by Arthur Cecil and Alfred Cellier; The Spectre Knight (1878); revivals of Trial by Jury; several pieces by George Grossmith beginning in 1878: Beauties on the Beach, A Silver Wedding, Five Hamlets, and Cups and Saucers; revivals of Gilbert's After All!;¹¹ a Children's Pinafore with an entirely juvenile cast (1878); In the Sulks (1880); and Uncle Samuel (1881).

Later years

Once the D'Oyly Carte left the Opera Comique, the theatre's fortunes declined. It was unoccupied from October to the end of 1881.¹² At the start of 1882, John Hollingshead and Richard Barker presented Mother-in-Law, a frivolous comedy by George R. Sims, which ran in a double bill with a burlesque called Vulcan until May. They were followed by a spoof called The Wreck of the Pinafore by H. Lingard and Luscombe Searelle, described by The Era as "chiefly remarkable for its impudence", which ran until October.¹² During the rest of the 1880s a succession of managements presented a wide range of genres, from adaptations of French plays, Shakespeare, Sheridan, Ibsen, a Dickens adaptation by the novelist's son, to musical shows, including The Fay o' Fire by Edward Jones and Henry Herman, which The Era later described as "notable as introducing Miss Marie Tempest to the regular stage."¹² Composers whose works were presented at the Opera Comique in this period included Julia Woolf, Meyer Lutz and Victor Roger. Performers included Nelly Bromley, Frank Wyatt, Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Julia Gwynne and W. S. Penley.¹²

1887 programme cover

The theatre was again renovated in 1885, under the proprietorship of the actor-manager, David James. The Era thought that the refurbishments made it "one of the most convenient, handsome, and acceptable places of entertainment in London."¹³ James had bought adjoining premises in Holywell Street to make room for an extension to the theatre. The bars and circulation areas were, according to The Era, much improved, a spacious smoking room was added, and new emergency exits were installed.¹³ In 1891, George Edwardes took on the management of the theatre and presented a burlesque of Joan of Arc by Adrian Ross, J. L. Shine and Frank Osmond Carr, with a cast including Arthur Roberts and Marion Hood. It was well-received and ran from January to September.¹² After that, the theatre reverted to its pattern of rapidly-changing productions and short-lived managements.

A feature of the early 1890s was the frequent presentation of adaptations from, or original works by, novelists such as Henry James, Rudyard Kipling and George Moore.¹² A further season of French plays, performed in their original language, was followed by a German season, also given in the original tongue in 1894, which ran for more than two months.¹² In 1895, "Nellie Farren started her unfortunate season here with a bad comedy … and a worse burlesque".¹² Charles Villiers Stanford's comic opera Shamus O'Brien ran for two months from March to May the same year. Osmond Carr's The Maid of Athens, ran for a month in June 1897, after which, said The Era, "nothing worthy of any record whatever has been attempted at this temple of the drama, which has had a singularly eccentric and mostly disastrous career."¹² A musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland¹⁴ with music by Walter Slaughter, produced by Horace Sedger, opened for the Christmas season of 1898 and ran until mid-February 1899.¹⁵ In March 1899, Sedger announced a burlesque for the Opera Comique, Great Caesar, by Paul and Walter Rubens and George Grossmith Jr.,¹⁶ but he changed his plans and presented it at the Comedy Theatre.¹⁷

The Opera Comique closed in 1899 and was compulsorily purchased by the London County Council for £40,000.¹⁸ It was demolished in 1902 when the maze of slums in the area was redeveloped to create Aldwych (named after old Wych Street) and Kingsway.¹⁹

References

^ Wearing, J. P. "The London West End Theatre in the 1890s", Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 29, No. 3 (October 1977), pp. 320-32, The Johns Hopkins University Press (online by subscription to JSTOR)
^ 'This Inn, never of much importance, had fallen utterly into disrepute before the beginning of [the 19th] century, and become the resort of gamblers and swindlers... [and] was sold about the year 1863’. The Strand (northern tributaries): Clement's Inn, New Inn, Lyon's Inn etc., Old and New London: Volume 3 (1878), pp. 32-35, accessed: 6 December 2007
^ Information from the Arthur Lloyd website accessed 01 Mar 2007
^ London Encyclopedia, p. 319. See also this information about theatres of The Strand accessed 20 March 2007
^ The Assault on The Opera Comique accessed 6 Dec 2007
^ Ainger, p. 92
^ "Original Correspondence", The Era, 10 September 1871
^ The Graphic, 29 August 1874, p. 211; also The Pall Mall Gazette, 29 August, 1874, p. 11
^ Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair. The Story of the Savoy Opera, p. 12, D. Appleton and Company (1925)
^ "The Fracas at the Opera Comique", The Era, 10 August 1879, p. 5. See also "The Fracas at the Opera Comique", The Leeds Mercury, 13 August, 1879, p. 8; and Gillan, Don, Account of the "Fracas at the Opera Comique".
^ ^a ^b "Opera Comique". The Era, 9 February 1879, reprinted at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, accessed 8 July 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "The Opera Comique Theatre" – a valedictory summary in The Era, 15 October 1898, p. 11
^ ^a ^b "The Opera Comique Theatre", The Era, 4 April 1885, p. 8
^ The title role was played by Rose Hersee, aged 12. See The Era, 28 January 1899, p. 14; it is not known whether she was related to the opera singer Rose Hersee.
^ "Alice in Wonderland", The Pall Mall Gazette, 23 December 1898, p.1; and "Tonight's Entertainment's", The Pall Mall Gazette, 16 February 1899, p. 1
^ "Theatrical Gossip", The Era, 11 March 1899, p. 12
^ "Theatrical Gossip", The Era, 25 March 1899, p. 12
^ The Pall Mall Gazette, 3 January 1900, p. 6
^ "Our London Correspondence", The Manchester Guardian, 17 October 1902, p. 4

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French Female Composers in History: Women's Contributions to ...: ... "The Scarf Dance"...became very famous; songs, a Concertstueck for piano and orchestra; a Concertino for flute (which also became famous); a ballet "Callirhoe"; orchestral suites and the opera-comique "La Sevillane. ...
Opera Cake: Paris hearts Joyce: Two years ago, also in June, Joyce DiDonato gave a concert/recital of American Songs at the Opéra Comique in Paris [Barber, Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin, plus several folk songs]. She was so terrific that I find it quite strange that ...
Opera Cake: Munich Opera Festival 2010: The Silent Woman: The Silent Woman (TSW) is an opéra comique that Richard Strauss composed in his rich orchestral style combined with rather challenging singing moments. The libretto was written by Stefan Zweig (no less!), it's fun, joyful, and if staged ...
Opera Cake: Munich Opera Festival 2010: The Silent Woman: I don't know this opéra-comique at all. It's a rarely staged Strauss and, strangely enough it's not in the 2010-2011 program of the Bayrische Staatsoper. So, it's now or... or who knows when?! :) 3 more pics and videos (all from BSO) ...
6/10 thanks: 14.vi.10 - Opéra Comique & understanding/tolerant students; 15.vi.10 - eggs; 16.vi.10 - getting some stuff done; 17.vi.10 - velouté de poireaux; 18.vi.10 - fun day with Véro; 19.vi.10 - sleeping in aux Hauts Monceaux & great day with ...
Cherubini's Medea- TONIGHT, 7 pm: Luigi Cherubini's most enduring opera, Medea, has been regularly performed since its 1953 revival for Maria Callas. Medée, the fifth of Cherubini's French operas, was written as an opera comique with spoken dialogue, ...
VA - 40 Most Beautiful Arias (2 CD) (2009) - Muzică Străină ...: Angela Gheorghiu - Georges Bizet Carmen Opera Comique In 4 Acts (Act 3 je Dis Que Rien Ne M epouvante Micaela) (5:05) 05. Jerry Hadley and Thomas Hampson - George Frideric Handel Serse (Xerxes) Opera HWV 40 (Act 1 ombra Mai Fu Serse) ...
Zémire et Azor - Grétry - Paris - Opéra Comique - 16/03/2010: Zémire et Azor - Grétry - Paris - Opéra Comique - 16/03/2010 - Critique par Operabase et l'Atelier du Chanteur.
The Fate of the Italian Opera (Theatre) in Paris: Meadows's informative post about "Opera Comique" etc, I have been trying to revise my notes on the 'operatic geography' of Paris, and I'm slighly confused. It is my understanding that the so-called "Italian Opera" (or something like ...
Thomas - Mignon: Since the Théâtre du Châtelet switched from a full season of opera, rivalling the Opéra National (in the 90s especially), to more eclectic programming, we've fortunately been able to turn to the Opéra Comique instead. ...
Les Boulingrin: The Sound of Boredom or Art of Noise?: Les Boulingrin is the name of an opera created last week [May 12, 2010] at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Based on the play by a 19th century French play-writer, Georges Courteline, Georges Aspergis composed the music. ...
Bayerische Staatsoper Carmen: The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique of Paris on 3 March 1875, but its opening run was denounced by the majority of critics. Carmen was almost withdrawn after its fourth or fifth performance, and although this was avoided, ...
The Fate of the Italian Opera (Theatre) in Paris: Meadows's informative post about "Opera Comique" etc," S Meadows, please! "I have been trying to revise my notes on the 'operatic geography' of Paris, and I'm slighly confused. It is my understanding that the so-called "Italian Opera" ...
Watch Cadmus And Hermione, tragEdie lyrique de Lully et Quinalut ...: Watch Cadmus And Hermione, tragEdie lyrique de Lully et Quinalut / Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique, Lazar OpEra Comique 2008 On Xbox 360, wii, PSP, PS3, iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Blu Ray Free. Watch Cadmus And Hermione, tragEdie lyrique de ...
2010-2011: Douce France: OK, the other French opera houses and theaters propose usually some nice productions too. Here you can find a compiled info on the 2010-2011 season in France [including the two Parisian sites: Opéra Comique and Théâtre du Châtelet]. ...
operakullan: 100 bästa operorna - 48 Hoffmanns äventyr av Offenbach: This opera was sometimes performed (for example during the premiere at the Opéra-Comique) without the entire Giulietta act, though the famous Barcarolle from that act was inserted into the Antonia act, and Hoffmann's aria "Amis! l'Amour ...
Opéra Comique: In Love with Shakespeare: Opéra Comique's love with Shakespeare continues, and already next week they will premiere the new production of Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict [based on Much Ado About Nothing]. The director is Dan Jemmett, a Brit who lives and works in ...
Opera in the Ozarks Celebrates 60th Season: Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique of Paris on 3 March 1875. The story is set in Seville, Spain, c. 1830, and concerns the eponymous Carmen, a beautiful Gypsy with a fiery temper. ...
« L'amant jaloux » de Grétry à l'Opéra-Comique : une merveille ...: Décidemment l'Opéra-Comique fait fort. Après une Fairy Queen majestueuse de Purcell, voici que Jérôme Deschamps nous propose la reprise de L'amant.
100 Best Romantic Classics_dawning_新浪博客: 01 Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Opera in 4 Acts: Barcarolle Jessye Norman, Ann Murray 02 Saint-Saens: The Swan from 'Carnival of the Animals' Han-Na Chang, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra 03 Bizet: Carmen, Opera-Comique in ...
JacksonHugh's BIG LOSSLESS UPLOAD: Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Les toréadors. Composed by Georges Bizet Performed by Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos 13. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2 Presto Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven ...
Historical Tapestry: The Paris of For The King: Le theâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique also known as “Salle Favart” is an opera house in the 2nd arrondissement, and one of the most important ones in the beginning of the 19th century. I don't know much about it, my fascination over ...
Opéra-Italien: Further to the commentary on 'opera comique' this below (commented) from the wiki on "the Théâtre-Lyrique Italien" or "Opéra-Italien" "The first operas shown in Paris (in the mid-17th century) had been Italian." ...
235 - A Map to the Tombs of the Stars | Strange Maps | Big Think: An intriguing label is that of the Victimes de l'Opéra-comique (96; possibly the last serious attempt at French comedy). Most of the other names are complete mysteries as well; please feel free, if you recognise anyone, to offer some ...
Lieto Fine: Meadows' notes in "Opera comique" "Another rather confusing term from a particular period of operatic history: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_comique_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opéra_comique) " That was a great link. ...
Classical Music Composer Georges Bizet - Classical Music Carmen ...: The following year (22 May 1872) saw the production of the one-act opéra comique Djamileh, which is often seen as a precursor to Carmen. He wrote incidental music for a play L'Arlésienne by Alphonse Daudet, first performed on 1 October ...
espejo-doble: Teatro Colón- Ópera Manon: Fue estrenada la Opéra-Comique de París en 1884. En España se estrenó el 29 de diciembre de 1894, en el Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. En Argentina en el Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) en 1910 con Rosina Storchio y en el Metropolitan ...
The South African Ballet Theatre - Danza Ballet: This ballet had its first performance on 3 March 1874 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. First performance of Veronica Paeper's version was on 18 September 1987 by CAPAB Ballet in the NICO Opera House in Cape Town. The first performance of ...
New Apple Stores for Paris, Shanghai: Jeff Harris 1. Jeff Harris said 6:02PM on 6-11-2010. That's opposite the Opéra Garnier as opposed to the Opéra Bastille or the Opéra Comique. Reply. 2.5 stars ↓↑report. R94N 2. R94N said 2:10AM on 6-12-2010. That looks amazing. ...
Bundy Flute By H & A Selmer Inc. In Original Box, Mint: Henri went on to perform in the famed Garde Republicaine band and the Opera Comique. By the early 1900s Henri had opened shop at Place Dancourt in Paris to meet the demand for his handmade reeds and mouthpieces. ...
Carmen Miranda « Paul Roth's Music Liner Notes: She was christened Carmen by her father because of his love for the opera comique, and also after Bizet's masterpiece Carmen. This passion for opera influenced his children, and Miranda's love for singing and dancing at an early age. ...
Interlude » Opera Festival at Arena di Verona: Chinese soprano Hui He will be the leading lady in Verdi's Aida, and Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with Daniel Oren and Antonio Pirolli as the conductors. Carmen, the famous opéra comique by Bizet, will be conducted by Julian Kovatchev. ...