Esmeralda (Thomas)
| Esmeralda | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Arthur Goring Thomas | |
The composer in 1892 | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | English |
| Based on | Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame |
| Premiere | |
Esmeralda is an opera in four acts composed by Arthur Goring Thomas to an English-language libretto by Theo Marzials and Alberto Randegger based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. It premiered in London on 26 March 1883 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with Georgina Burns in the title role and Barton McGuckin as her lover, Phoebus.