Track | Act | Length |
01 | 01 - Act 1 | 15:08 |
02 | 02 - Act 2 | 30:05 |
03 | 03 - Act 3 | 48:11 |
04 | 04 - Act 4 | 17:53 |
05 | 05 - Act 5 | 13:12 |
Cast
Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois: ToddHW
Madame Jourdain, his wife: Lian Pang
Lucile, their daughter: Lydia
Nicole, maid: Charlotte Duckett
Cléonte, suitor of Lucile: Tomas Peter
Covielle, Cléonte’s valet: Peter Tucker
Dorante, Count, suitor of Dorimène: MaskedTai
Dorimène, Marchioness: Sarah Holtz
Music Master: Leanne Yau
Pupil of the Music Master: Zames Curran
Dancing Master: Beth Thomas
Fencing Master: Jennifer Fournier
Master of Philosophy: John Burlinson
Tailor: K. Adrian Stroet
Tailor’s Apprentice: Arielle Lipshaw
First Lackey: David Olson
Second Lackey: MaryAnnS
First Man: Michaël Cadilhac
Second Man: Tomas Peter
Woman: Niki Myers
Musician: Chuck Williamson
First Male Singer: Michaël Cadilhac
Second Male Singer: Chuck Williamson
Woman Singer: Niki Myers
Stage Directions: Availle
Edited By: ToddHW
Production
Book Coordinator: Arielle Lipshaw
Meta Coordinator: Arielle Lipshaw
Artwork
Cover: M. Jourdain, the title character in Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. From Victorian Costume Designs for the Plays of Moliere,
Inset: Title page
Inset: Photo of
Insert: Hand
When Moliere wrote The Bourgeois Gentleman in 1670 and first performed the comedie-ballet at the court of Louis XVI, it would have been clear that the term was an oxymoron. A gentleman could only be one born to the aristocracy; there was no such thing as a “bourgeois gentleman”. That difficult truth does not, however, prevent the middle-class from aspiring to join the ranks of the nobility, particularly those who have become wealthy. The play, which has also been translated as The Middle-Class Aristocrat and The Would-Be Noble, satirizes both the pretentious social-climbing of the vulgar middle-class and the vanity of the snobbish aristocracy. Monsieur Jourdain is the middle-aged son of a wealthy cloth merchant, who spends his time making a fool of himself studying the arts of fencing, dancing, music and philosophy against the objections of his wife. He dreams of marrying his daughter Lucille to a nobleman. She, of course, is in love with the middle-class Cléonte and denied permission to marry him. Dorimene, a cash poor nobleman, flatters Jourdain by confiding that he has dropped his name at court and thus persuades him to pay off his debts. In cahoots with Mme Jourdain and his valet, who has a thing for the maid, Cléonte disguises and presents himself as the son of the Sultan of Turkey. Jourdain is only too eager to believe his good fortune, and is thrilled to have his daughter marry so well. Even better, he learns that, as father of the bride, he will be granted a title as well. The play ends with a ceremony arranged to bestow this honor.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969764 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550992631 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD box |
Author | Molière (1622-1673) |
Translator | Philip Dwight Jones |
Year | 1670 |
Recording | |
Read by | Cast |
Length | 2 hours and 4 minutes |
Type of Reading | Dramatic |
The Bourgeois Gentleman
- Author: Molière
- Product Code: DB-1256
- Availability: In Stock
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