The Wizard Of The Nile: Comic Opera In Three Acts (1895)

By Harry Bache Smith and Victor Herbert

Book Overview

The Wizard of the Nile is a comic opera in three acts, first performed in 1895. The book was written by Harry Bache Smith, an American playwright and lyricist. The story is set in Egypt and follows the adventures of an American tourist named Jack who falls in love with a beautiful Egyptian princess named Zaida. However, Zaida is promised to the evil wizard, Alibek, who plans to use her to gain control of the kingdom. With the help of a group of brave Egyptians, Jack sets out to rescue Zaida and defeat Alibek. The opera features lively music and humorous dialogue, with themes of love, heroism, and adventure. The Wizard of the Nile was a popular production in its time and is still occasionally performed today.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: 1165670062
• ISBN13: 9781165670062
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"