| 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 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.