The Desert Flower
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The Desert Flower is an opera in three acts composed by William Vincent Wallace. The libretto was an English translation and adaptation by A. Harris and Thomas J. Williams of the libretto by Henri Sai
Willoughby Weiss photographed in 1863 as Casgan in The Desert Flower
Aynsley Cook
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Thomas Aynsley Cook was a British operatic bass-baritone of the Victorian era. Among others, he originated the role of José the Wolf in The Contrabandista by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand in 1867.
The Desert Flower
…Maurice tenor William Harrison Major Hector Van Pumpernickle bass Henry Corri Casgan bass or bass-baritone Willoughby Weiss Sergeant Peterman bass Thomas Aynsley Cook Eva contralto Susan Pyne Synopsis Although based on Halévy's Jaguarita l'Indienne, some of the plot details were altered by Harris & Williams. The opera…
Thomas Aynsley Cook
Cook as General Boum in The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein (1867)
Cook as Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1878)