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Don César de Bazan
is an
opéra comique
in four acts by
Jules Massenet
to a French
libretto
by
Adolphe d'Ennery
,
Dumanoir
and Jules Chantepie, based on a play by d'Ennery and Dumanoir first performed in 1844. This in turn drew on the popular character of Don César de Bazan from the 1838 drama
Ruy Blas
by
Victor Hugo
, despite having little connection with the plot of Hugo's drama. This poster, engraved by
Célestin Nanteuil
, advertised the opera's premiere, which took place at the
Opéra-Comique
in Paris on 30 November 1872.
Engraving credit:
Célestin Nanteuil
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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