Gervaise Macquart, Op. 119, is an opera in two acts by Giselher Klebe. His wife, Lore Klebe, wrote the libretto based on the novel L'Assommoir (in German: Der Totschläger [de]) by Émile Zola.

Gervaise Macquart
Opera by Giselher Klebe
The composer in 2008
LibrettistLore Klebe
LanguageGerman
Based on
Premiere
10 November 1995 (1995-11-10)

The opera premiered on 10 November 1995 at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany, under the direction of August Everding, conducted by János Kulka,[1] with Marta Marquez in the title role, Martha Mödl as Bazouga, Markus Müller as Lantier,[2][3] and Gwendolyn Killebrew as Madame Goujet.[4]

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