Solo voices, choir, orchestra (5 Soprano, 4 Mezzo, 4 Tenor, Baritone, 2 Bass Voi...(+)
Solo voices, choir,
orchestra (5 Soprano, 4
Mezzo, 4 Tenor, Baritone,
2 Bass Voice Solos, 2
speaker, Mixed choir, 2
Fl(2 Fl-picc), Ob, 2
clarinet, bassoon, 2
Horn, 2 Corenets,
trombone, timpani, Gl,
Tr-B, Be, Tri, 2 Violin,
Viola, Cello, Double
Bass)
SKU:
BA.BA08708-01
Opéra-bouffe in
three acts. Composed
by Alexis Emmanuel
Chabrier. Edited by Hugh
MacDonald and Paul
Prévost. This edition:
complete edition, urtext
edition. Linen. L'Opera
francais. Complete
edition, Score. Duration
2 hours, 15 minutes.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA08708_01. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA08708-01).
ISBN
9790006537846. 33 x 27 cm
inches. Text Language:
French. Preface:
Prévost, Paul /
Macdonald, Hugh. Text:
Leterrier, Eugène /
Vanloo,
Albert.
WithL'Etoil
e, Chabrier composed a
light-hearted opera which
has increasingly enjoyed
revivals in recent
years.
The plot
is introduced by King Ouf
I who offers his subjects
an execution every year
on his birthday.
Unfortunately the problem
now arises that no crime
has recently been
committed which might
serve as a reason for an
execution. Finally, he
finds a would-be victim
in the young Lazuli.
However, according to
predictions by the
astrologer Siroco,
Lazuli's fate is closely
linked to the king's own
life. The comic opera is
further bolstered by a
story of mistaken
identities which involves
a great deal of
diplomacy, a love story
and a large number of
refined, yet catchy
melodies.
Chabrier was
a master of the sensitive
and complicated art of
musical comedy, a field
where he can be compared
in equal measure to
Offenbach, Rossini and
Mozart.
This vocal
score is based on the
full score edited by Hugh
Macdonald which is
published as part of the
seriesL'Opera
francais.
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