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| Mignon | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Ambroise Thomas | |
_1866_poster_NGO3p383.jpg) Poster for the premiere, by Jules Chéret | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre by Goethe |
| Premiere | 17 November 1866 Opéra-Comique, Paris |
Mignon (French pronunciation: [miɲɔ̃] ⓘ) is an 1866 opéra comique (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. The Italian version was translated by Giuseppe Zaffira. The opera is mentioned in James Joyce's "The Dead" (in Dubliners) and Willa Cather's The Professor's House.[1] Thomas's goddaughter Mignon Nevada was named after the main character.[2]
- ^ Cather, Willa (1925). The Professor's House. New York, A. A. Knopf. p. 92.
- ^ James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (1971). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume 2. Harvard University Press. p. 618. ISBN 0-674-62734-2.
Mignon Nevada Ambroise Thomas.