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Boccaccio '70

Boccaccio

Shows · Boccaccio

In fourteenth-century Florence, the young writer Giovanni Boccaccio romances Fiametta, the beautiful foster daughter of a cooper, while disguising himself among the townsfolk. When it is revealed that Fiametta is actually the secret daughter of the Duke of Tuscany, the lovers are joyfully united with the Duke's blessing.

Opened
1880
Performances
44
Type
Musical
Era
Origins
Music: Franz von SuppéLyrics: F. Zell & Richard GenéeBook: F. Zell & Richard Genée

Productions4 on Broadway

1880 Standard Theatre Original. April 19, 1880 · Max Freeman 44 performances
1898 American Theatre Revival. September 5, 1898 · Edward P. Temple 8 performances
1905 Broadway Theatre Revival. February 27, 1905
1975 Edison Theatre Revival. November 24, 1975 · Warren Enters 7 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

Recordings 2 albums held

Licensing 4 entries

UK Josef Weinberger Ltd not stated by this source
UK Josef Weinberger Ltd not stated by this source
UK Josef Weinberger Ltd not stated by this source
UK Josef Weinberger Ltd not stated by this source

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In the literature2 passages

Fritzi Scheff who had played earlier in the year in “Boccaccio,” opened on Christmas night in “Mlle. Modiste,” which proved to be the greatest triumph of her theatrical career. book:a-pictorial-history-of-the-american-theatre-1860-1985-blum#p90

Boccaccio, with its merry story, comical situations, and sufficient but never overwhelming romantic moments, its finely written mixture of lively and lovely music, and its series of grateful rôles, was a major hit in Vienna, and it went out from Austria, in the footsteps of Fatinitza and Der Seekadett, to establish its… book:the-musical-a-concise-history-second-edition-ga-nzl-kurt-findlay-jamie-2-2022010#p86

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