Les Burgraves

Les Burgraves is a historical play by Victor Hugo, first performed by the Comédie-Française on 7 March 1843.[1][2] It takes place along the Rhine and features the return of Emperor Barbarossa. The play failed commercially and was the last of Hugo's plays to be produced in his lifetime.[3] It was the subject of an orchestral overture by the composer Guillaume Lekeu in 1890.

Les Burgraves, scene of the second act

References

1. Robb, Graham (1999). Victor Hugo: A Biography. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 231. ISBN 0-393-31899-0.
2. Frey, John Andrew (1999). A Victor Hugo Encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-313-29896-3.
3. Frey, John Andrew (1999). A Victor Hugo Encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-313-29896-3.