L'étoile de Séville
Appearance
Template:Balfe operas L'étoile de Séville (The Star of Seville) is a grand opera in four acts composed by Michael Balfe to a libretto by Hippolyte Lucas based on Lope de Vega's play La estrella de Sevilla.[1] It premiered at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 17 December 1845 with Rosine Stoltz in the title role.
Roles
Roles | Voice type | Premiere cast 17 December 1845, (Conductor: François Habeneck) |
---|---|---|
Estrella | soprano | Rosine Stoltz |
Zaïda | soprano | Marie-Dolorès Nau |
Don Sanche | tenor | Italo Gardoni |
Don Bustos | tenor | Brémont |
Pedro | tenor | Paulin |
King | baritone | Paul Barroilhet |
Don Arias | bass | Joseph Menghis |
Gomez | bass | Ferdinand Prévôt |
References
Notes
- ^ Casaglia also credits Léon Pillet for the libretto, but only Lucas is given authorship in the printed libretto. Lucas does thank Pillet for "benevolent guidance and experienced care" on p. 3. Pillet was the director of the Paris Opera at the time.
Sources
- Barrett, William Alexander (1882). Balfe: His Life and Work. Remington and Co.
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Balfe". Almanacco Amadeus
- Lucas, Hippolyte (1845). L'étoile de Séville: grand opéra en 4 actes (libretto). V. Jonas (Paris)