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
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 3 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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2 passages naming Boccaccio, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
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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