Vocal and Piano
SKU:
HL.48187228
Composed
by Gustave Charpentier.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 448 pages.
Heugel & Cie #HE19659.
Published by Heugel & Cie
(HL.48187228).
UPC:
888680830588. 7.5x11
inches.
“Fren
ch composer, Gustave
Charpentier (1860-1956)
is best known for his
Opera, Louise. Having
premiered in 1900, the
Opera remains performed
to this day. Louise
depicts Parisian
working-class life,
telling the story between
a young seamstress,
Louise, and an artist,
Julien. Having undertaken
composition lessons from
Jules Massenet at the
Paris Conservatoire,
Charpentier's career took
off immediately. The
Opera Louise was
successful from the first
performance and was made
into a film in 1939. For
all Opera fans,
Charpentier's Louise is
an essential contribution
to the genre.&rdquo.