The Bourgeois Gentleman: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Bourgeois Gentleman, credited to Molière, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Bourgeois Gentleman by Molière. (Translated by Philip Dwight Jones.) Read in English by a full cast. The Bourgeois Gentleman of the title is a middle-class social climber, assured that by learning all the arts of a true and noble gentleman, he shall truly become one. This enables Moliere to satire both the pretentious middle class and the snobbish aristocracy all at one time. Originally presented in 1670 before the court of Louis the 14th with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, it was more recently re-choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Strauss. This will be a purely spoken version of the original. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois: ToddHW Madame Jourdain, his wife: Lian Pang Lucile, their daughter: Lydia Nicole, maid: Charlotte Duckett Cléonte, suitor of Lucile: Tomas Peter Covielle, Cléonte's valet: Peter Tucker Dorante, Count, suitor of Dorimène: MaskedTai Dorimène, Marchioness: Sarah Holtz Music Master: Leanne Yau Pupil of the Music Master: Zames Curran Dancing Master: Beth Thomas Fencing Master: Jennifer Fournier Master of Philosophy: John Burlinson Tailor: K. Adrian Stroet Tailor's Apprentice: Arielle Lipshaw First Lackey: David Olson Second Lackey: MaryAnnS First Man: Michaël Cadilhac Second Man: Tomas Peter Woman: Niki Myers Musician: Chuck Williamson First Male Singer: Michaël Cadilhac Second Male Singer: Chuck Williamson Woman Singer: Niki Myers Stage Directions: Availle Edited By: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Bourgeois Gentleman
• Author credits: Molière
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:05:24

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 — 15:20
2. 02 - Act 2 — 30:20
3. 03 - Act 3 — 48:26
4. 04 - Act 4 — 18:00
5. 05 - Act 5 — 13:18

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