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The Blacksmith or Le Maréchal ferrant (Philidor) Colorado 2020 Opera Lafayette
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Blacksmith or Le Maréchal ferrant
- Composer: Philidor François-André Danican
- Libretto: Antoine-François Quétant, after one of the stories in Boccaccio's Decameron Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Ryan Brown’s family ranch, Mancos, Colorado
- Recorded: October 2020
- Type: Staged Opera Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Composed by François-André Danican Philidor in 1761, The Blacksmith in this production is adapted to the 1890s in America’s West translated into English – or Cowboy English as Nick Olcott the stage director and co-adapter calls it. Tapping into the opéra comique tradition of integrating French vaudeville songs so audiences would participate, this production invites even online audiences to join in and sing such American folk songs such as “The Old Grey Mare,” “I Ride an Old Paint,” and “Red River Valley.”