Romulus (Dumas play) explained

Romulus is a play by Alexandre Dumas, père, first produced with success at the Théâtre-Français on January 13, 1854. Dumas had written it several years earlier, possibly in collaboration with Paul Bocage and Octave Feuillet. The play concerns two philosophers, Dr. Celestus and Dr. Wolf, a disciple of Leibnitz.^[1] The American composer Louis Karchin used it for his 2007 opera of the same name.

External links

• Details by François Rahier

Notes and References

1. Nineteenth Century British Theatre (2015), p. 118, 1317400186 Kenneth Richards, Peter Thomson. "It was adapted from a piece by Alexandre Dumas entitled Romulus which was first produced at the Théâtre-Français on 13 January 1854. The English version was not a success and was withdrawn after seven performances."