Tarare (Salieri)
Encyclopedia
Tarare is an opéra
composed by Antonio Salieri to a French libretto by Pierre Beaumarchais
. It was first performed by the Paris Opera
at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
on June 8, 1787. Salieri also reworked the material into an Italian version retitled Axur, re d'Ormus
with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
, which opened in Vienna in January 1788.
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...
composed by Antonio Salieri to a French libretto by Pierre Beaumarchais
Pierre Beaumarchais
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary ....
. It was first performed by the Paris Opera
Paris Opera
The Paris Opera is the primary opera company of Paris, France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and renamed the Académie Royale de Musique...
at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
The Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin is a venerable theatre and opera house at 18, Boulevard Saint-Martin in the 10e arrondissement of Paris.- History :...
on June 8, 1787. Salieri also reworked the material into an Italian version retitled Axur, re d'Ormus
Axur, re d'Ormus
Axur, re d'Ormus is an operatic dramma tragicomico in five acts by Antonio Salieri. The libretto was by Lorenzo da Ponte....
with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He wrote the librettos for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's greatest operas, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte....
, which opened in Vienna in January 1788.
Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Premiere, June 8, 1787 (Conductor: Jean-Baptiste Rey Jean-Baptiste Rey Jean-Baptiste Rey was a French conductor and composer.Rey was born at Lauzerte. He remains the longest-serving conductor of the Paris Opera; his tenure spans from the last years of the monarchy to Napoleon's Empire... ) |
|---|---|---|
| La nature | 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... |
Alexandrine-Adelaïde Gavaudan-Joinville |
| Le génie de feu | bass | Louis-Claude-Armand Chardin "Chardiny" |
| Tarare | 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... |
Étienne Lainez |
| Atar | bass | Auguste-Athanase Chéron |
| Astasie | soprano | Marie Thérèse Maillard |
| Arthénée | bass | Martin-Joseph Adrien |
| Altamort | bass | Châteaufort |
| Hurson | bass | Jean-Pierre Moreau |
| Calpigi | haute-contre Haute-contre The haute-contre is a rare type of high tenor voice, predominant in French Baroque and Classical opera until the latter part of the eighteenth century.-History:... |
J.Rousseau |
| Spinette | soprano | Alexandrine-Adelaïde Gavaudan-Ducamel |
| Elamir | soprano | Carbonel |
| A priest | bass | Laïs Gavaudan |
| A slave | bass | Le Roux |
| A eunuch | bass | Le Roux |
| A shepherdess | soprano | Anne-Marie-Jeanne Gavaudan "l'aînée" |
| A peasant | bass | Alexis Dessaules |
External links
- The score of Tarare is available at the University of North Texas Music Library.