The Gypsy Prince
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The Gypsy Prince is a 1801 Comic opera
written by Thomas Moore
and Michael Kelly staged at the Haymarket Theatre
by George Colman
. The two men were initially happy to collaborate with each other, but Moore objected to Kelly's making correction's to his work - something that Mozart
had allowed when Kelly had earlier worked with him. The story is set in Spain
where a young child is taken by gypsies and grows to become a gypsy leader. After rescuing a man from the Inquisition he is arrested and faces execution only to discover the man trying his case is his long-lost father.
The work was not a great success, although the music was more popular. The piece was performed on ten occasions during 1801 and then withdrawn. After his disappointment with this work Moore chose not to write again for the theatre for a decade until the writing of M.P.
in 1811.
Comic opera
Comic opera denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending.Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a new operatic genre, opera buffa, emerged as an alternative to opera seria...
written by Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death...
and Michael Kelly staged at the Haymarket Theatre
Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use...
by George Colman
George Colman the Younger
George Colman , known as "the Younger", English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was the son of George Colman "the Elder".-Life:...
. The two men were initially happy to collaborate with each other, but Moore objected to Kelly's making correction's to his work - something that Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
had allowed when Kelly had earlier worked with him. The story is set in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
where a young child is taken by gypsies and grows to become a gypsy leader. After rescuing a man from the Inquisition he is arrested and faces execution only to discover the man trying his case is his long-lost father.
The work was not a great success, although the music was more popular. The piece was performed on ten occasions during 1801 and then withdrawn. After his disappointment with this work Moore chose not to write again for the theatre for a decade until the writing of M.P.
M.P. (play)
M.P. is an 1811 comedy play by Thomas Moore first staged at the Lyceum Theatre by Samuel James Arnold. The plot concerns a Member of Parliament Sir Charles Canvas who has cheated his elder brother, a naval officer Captain Canvas, out of his inheritance...
in 1811.