Étienne Marcel (opera)

Étienne Marcel
Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns
The composer
LibrettistLouis Gallet
LanguageFrench
Premiere
8 February 1879
Grand-Théâtre de Lyon
The assassination of Étienne Marcel in the course of the Jacquerie, 31 July 1358

Étienne Marcel is an 1879 opera in 4 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Louis Gallet.[1] It premiered at Lyon's Grand-Theatre on 8 February 1879, with further performances in Paris (14 October 1884, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau), Rouen (26 March 1885, Théâtre des Arts de Rouen) and Monaco (7 March 1918 Théâtre de Monte-Carlo).[2] The action is set in Paris in the first half of 1358, during the English captivity of le bon roi John II of France.


Roles

Roles, vice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 8 February 1879
Conductor: Alexandre Luigini[2]
Étienne Marcel, prévôt des marchands baritone Delrat
Robert de Loris , écuyer du Dauphin tenor Stéphanne
Eustache baritone Pol Plançon
Robert de Clermont, maréchal de Normandie basse chantant De Grave
Jehan Maillard bass Echetto
Pierre, jeune seigneur, ami de Robert tenor Hans Baron (tenor)
L'Hôtelier tenor Nerval
Béatrix, fille d'Étienne Marcel soprano falcon Reine Mézeray
Le Dauphin Charles contralto Amélie Luigini
Marguerite, mère de Béatrix Mezzo-soprano Legénisel
Un héraut tenor
Un artisan baritone
Denis, serviteur d'Étienne Marcel tenor
Un soldat tenor

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ Sabina Teller Ratner, Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works, 0198163207, 2002
  2. 1 2 Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Étienne Marcel". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  3. ↑ Opéra International, September 1994, No. 183, pp. 32–33
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