[PDF] Eugène IONESCO, La Cantatrice chauve, 1950, Scène XI. - France

What influences did Eugène Ionesco have on La Cantatrice chauve?

Dans La Cantatrice Chauve, Eugène Ionesco montre nombre de ses influences. Il y a d'abord les Marx Brothers. Ainsi, pour La Cantatrice Chauve, il imaginait « une mise en scène […] un peu dans le style des frères Marx, ce qui aurait permis une sorte d’éclatement » 36. Il loue beaucoup leur comique absurde et burlesque.

Who wrote La Cantatrice chauve?

An English evening. La Cantatrice chauve – translated from French as The Bald Soprano or The Bald Prima Donna – is the first play written by Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco . Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on 11 May 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris.

Why is 'La Cantatrice chauve' called 'l'institutrice blonde'?

Its actual title was the result of an error in rehearsal by actor Henri-Jacques Huet: the fire chief's monologue initially included a mention of "l'institutrice blonde" ("the blonde schoolteacher"), but Huet said "la cantatrice chauve", and Ionesco, who was present, decided to re-use the phrase.