L'amant statue
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L'amant statue is an opera
in one act by composer
Nicolas Dalayrac
with a French libretto by Fouques Desfontaines. The opera premiered at the Palace of Fontainebleau on August 4, 1785 in the presence of King Louis XVI of France.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
in one act by composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Nicolas Dalayrac
Nicolas Dalayrac
Nicolas-Marie d'Alayrac, known as Nicolas Dalayrac , was a French composer, best known for his opéras-comiques.- Biography :...
with a French libretto by Fouques Desfontaines. The opera premiered at the Palace of Fontainebleau on August 4, 1785 in the presence of King Louis XVI of France.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, August 4, 1785 Conductor: |
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| Célimène | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
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| Rosette | soprano | |
| Dorval | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
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| Frontin | baritone Baritone Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or... |
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Discography
- L'amant statue with conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
Michael Cook and the Orchestre du Festival de Saint-Céré. Cast includes: Elisabeth Duval (Célimène), Jean-Pierre Chevalier (Dorval), Florence Launay (Rosette), and Francis Dudziak (Frontin). Recorded live on August 8, 1985. Released on the Ariane-Scalen label.