Marie Or The Daughter Of The Regiment: A Comic Opera In Two Acts (1848)

By Jean-François Alfred Bayard, Gaetano Donizetti, Henri Saint-Georges

Book Overview

Marie or The Daughter of the Regiment is a comic opera in two acts written by Edward Seguin in 1848. The story revolves around Marie, a young girl who was adopted by a regiment of soldiers as a baby and grew up among them. She falls in love with a young man named Tonio, but her adoptive father, Sergeant Sulpice, disapproves of the match. However, when Marie discovers that she is actually the daughter of a wealthy family, her life takes a dramatic turn. The opera features lively music and humorous dialogue, with themes of love, family, and class differences. It has been a popular production in the world of opera since its debut, with numerous adaptations and revivals over the years.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 112032324X
• ISBN13: 9781120323248
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"