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Caliph of Baghdad (Overture) - Boieldieu

The 'opera comique' "The Caliph of Baghdad" was premiered in Paris in 1800, and was celebrated throughout Europe, possibly because of its exotic subject matter. The current performance was part of a concert to celebrate the popularity of such works with orchestras and groups of diverse instruments, often based on guitars and mandolins, which were popular in Queensland in the last two decades of the 19th century and into the early 20th century. Duncan has determined, as part of his Master of Music Research studies that an early performance of this this piece was by a Swiss touring group of some 14 members. the 'Jungfrau Kapelle', at Rockhampton (Queensland) in August 1888. It would not be unreasonable to assume that the overture would not have been performed very often in the past century, which gives this performance some historical relevance. It is a charming piece and is well-suited to this arrangement by Duncan Gardiner for the quartet.