Rip Van Winkle (operetta)

It first played at the Comedy Theatre in London in 1882 and ran for 328 performances, starring Fred Leslie in the title role.

[3] Richard D'Oyly Carte organised a touring production in 1883 with D. A. Arnold as Rip and a supporting cast headed by Fred Billington, Lottie Venne and David Fisher.

[2] In 1884 the piece was given in Paris under the title Rip with a French libretto by Meilhac, Gille and Farnie at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, opening on 11 November and running for 120 performances.

[8] A 1961 radio broadcast with Charles Daguerressar as Rip, Lina Dachary, Freda Betti, and Claudine Collart, conducted by Marcel Cariven, was issued on CD in 1991 by Musidisc/Gaieté Lyrique.

[9] The CHARM database of old recordings lists solos and arrangements from the work from the earliest days of recording, with performers including Gabriel Soulacroix, Peter Dawson, Florrie Forde, Seymour Hicks, the Musique de la Garde Républicaine and the Band of the Coldstream Guards.