L'œil crevé
Music by Hervé · libretto by Hervé · premiered 1867 · at Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques
L'œil crevé (literally "The pierced eye", more loosely "It hit me right in the eye") is an opéra bouffe with libretto and music by Hervé, first produced in Paris on 12 October 1867 at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques.
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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
- Chilpéric (1868)
- Le petit Faust (1869)
- La Roussotte (1881)