Who wrote the opera that was described as A New Grand Opera Bouffe Feerie, in Four Acts and Nine Tableaux, and was English Folklore?
Whittington (opera): Whittington is an opera (described in the premiere programme as 'A New Grand Opera Bouffe Feerie, in Four Acts and Nine Tableaux) with music by Jacques Offenbach, based on the legend of "Dick Whittington and His Cat". Dick Whittington and His Cat: Dick Whittington and His Cat is the name of English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London, telling a story of how he supposedly escaped his poverty-stricken childhood and made his fortune thanks to the ratting abilities of his cat.
Jacques Offenbach