Le petit Faust
Music by Hervé · libretto by Hector Crémieux · premiered 1869 · at Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
Le petit Faust is an opéra bouffe in four acts which burlesques the drama Faust by Goethe and the opera of the same name by Gounod. The music of the piece is by Hervé, with a text by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux and Adolphe Jaime. The work had its premiere in Paris at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques on 23 April 1869.
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About the Composer
Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also Haerveus), an early (8th-century) latinization was Charivius. Anglicized forms are Harvey and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was Huiarnviu (cf. Old Welsh Haarnbiu ), composed of the elements hoiarn ("iron", modern Breton houarn, cf. Welsh haearn) and viu ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton bev). Its common Celtic form would have been *isarno-biuos or *-ue(s)uos. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as:…
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Other Operas by Hervé
- L'œil crevé (1867)
- Chilpéric (1868)
- La Roussotte (1881)