List of Operettas By Offenbach - Pastiche

Pastiche

Theatres in the English-speaking centres used music by Offenbach to create pasticcio during the 1860s and 70s. Many of these pieces were made to libretti completely unknown to Offenbach. Vienna also saw examples of re-use of his music, and the practice continued into the 20th century. Examples include:

• Cigarette, words by G D'Arcy, 9 September 1876, Globe Theatre, London
• Forty Winks, an English version of Une nuit blanche
• Blush Rose, (D'Arcy)
• The Barber of Bath (Farnie)
• Der Goldschmeid von Toledo, mainly using music from Der Schwarze Corsar
• Christopher Columbus, (Don White), recorded in London in 1977 by Opera Rara

Le carnaval des revues and Les hannetons include pre-existing scores but were created under Offenbach and include some new music by him.