 Event |
Le Jongleur de Notre Dame (Our Lady's Juggler) / Eight Songs for a Mad King
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| Venue |
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 1980 |
| First Date |
9 March 1980 |
| Opening Date |
9 March 1980 |
| Last Date |
9 March 1980 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Le Jongleur de Notre Dame is based on a mediaeval French legend which first appears in a poem by Gautier de Coinci called Les Miracles de la Sainte Vierge, dating from the 1220s. The poems forming the text of Eight Songs for a Mad King were suggested by a miniature mechanical organ playing eight tunes, once the property of George III. A scrap of paper sold with it explains that 'This Organ was George the third for Birds to sing'. The songs are understood as the King's monologue while listening to his birds perform, and incorporate some sentences actually spoken by George III." |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Medieval
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
England
France
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
There is also an (uncredited) Children's Band performing in Le Jongleur de Notre Dame but no details are supplied in the Festival Programme.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Performing Arts Collection of South Australia |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
62973 |
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