. . . . . "30111876"^^ . . . . . "Don Quichotte et Sancho Pan\u00E7a"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Don Quichotte et Sancho Pan\u00E7a is a one-act 'tableau grotesque' or 'grotesque scene' with music by Herv\u00E9 after Cervantes, first produced in 1847, which has been dubbed \u2018the first French operetta\u2019, and a precursor of the op\u00E9ra bouffe. Herv\u00E9 recalled that the success of his piece led to the tunes becoming very popular in the vaudevilles of Paris and hummed all around the city. The most popular couplet was:"@en . . . "1885"^^ . . "1120314817"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Don Quichotte et Sancho Pan\u00E7a is a one-act 'tableau grotesque' or 'grotesque scene' with music by Herv\u00E9 after Cervantes, first produced in 1847, which has been dubbed \u2018the first French operetta\u2019, and a precursor of the op\u00E9ra bouffe. Don Quichotte et Sancho Pan\u00E7a was conceived as a vehicle for Desir\u00E9, a friend of Herv\u00E9, who had requested a piece for a benefit performance. Desir\u00E9, short and plump as Sancho, was pitted against the tall and thin Quichotte of Herv\u00E9.The piece was staged the following year on 6 March 1848 at Adolphe Adam's Op\u00E9ra-National at the Cirque Olympique (with Herv\u00E9 again playing Quichotte, and Joseph Kelm as Sancho), in a double-bill with Les barricades de 1848. Herv\u00E9 recalled that the success of his piece led to the tunes becoming very popular in the vaudevilles of Paris and hummed all around the city. The most popular couplet was: Je sais que les fillesSont vraiment gentillesEt que tous les drillesEn sont amoureux.Mais sous l'aub\u00E9pine,La corde argentineDe ma mandolineSait me rendre heureux;Oui, ma guitarineSait me rendre heureux."@en . . . . . .