L'Île de Tulipatan
Encyclopedia
L'île de Tulipatan is an opéra bouffe
(a form of operetta
), in one act by Jacques Offenbach
to an original French libretto
by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru.
It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
, Paris
, on 30 September 1868. It is only occasionally performed today.
Opéra bouffe
Opéra bouffe is a genre of late 19th-century French operetta, closely associated with Jacques Offenbach, who produced many of them at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens that gave its name to the form....
(a form of operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
), in one act by Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
to an original French libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru.
It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens is a Parisian theatre which was founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with an entrance at the back at 65 Passage Choiseul. In...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, on 30 September 1868. It is only occasionally performed today.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, September 30, 1868, (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Cacatois XXII, Duke of Tulipatan | 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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| Alexis, his son although truly his daughter | 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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| Romboïdal, the Duke's Grand Marshall | tenor | |
| Theodorine, Romboïdal's wife | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... |
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| Hermosa, "daughter" of Romboïdal and Théodorine, although truly their son |
tenor | |
Musical numbers
- Ouverture
- No. 1 - Couplets d'Hermosa - "Vive le tintamarre!"
- No. 2A - Chorus - "Vive le grand Cacatois!"
- No. 2B - Couplets du Canard - "Prince doux et fort débonnaire"
- No. 2C - Couplets du Colibri - "J'ai perdu mon ami"
- No. 3 - Duetto - Hermosa and Alexis - "J'aime tout ce qui sonne"
- No. 4 - Couplets - Duetto - Hermosa and Alexis - "Si, comme vous, j'étais un homme"
- No. 5 - Air de Théodorine - "Je vais chercher les petites cuillers"
- No. 6 - Duo - Hermosa and Romboïdal - "Tu connais ce secret terrible"
- No. 7 - Duettino - Hermosa and Alexis - "Quoi c'est vous! Oui, c'est moi"
- No. 8 - Barcarolle - Bouffe - Théodorine, Romboïdal, Cacatois and Chorus - "Dans Venezia la belle"
- No. 8b - Marche Nuptiale
- No. 9 - Couplet Final - "A la fin de la pièce"
Recordings
- Les Solistes de Liège under Emmanuel Koch in 1984 - TLP Records: 95001 (LP) C 35001 (CD).
- Recordings which appear on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk