La mère coupable is an opera in three acts, Op. 412, by Darius Milhaud to a libretto by Madeleine Milhaud after the 1792 play, the third in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy. It premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on 13 June 1966.
| La mère coupable | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
.jpg) Milhaud in 1923 | |
| Librettist | Madeleine Milhaud |
| Language | French |
| Based on | The Guilty Mother |
| Premiere | 13 June 1966 |
Roles
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| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 June 1966 (Conductor: Serge Baudo) |
|---|---|---|
| Count Almaviva | baritone | Louis Quilico |
| Rosine, the Countess | soprano | Phyllis Curtin |
| Chevalier Léon, her son | tenor | Eric Tappy |
| Florestine, ward of Count Almaviva | coloratura soprano | Anne-Marie Sanial |
| Bégearss, an Irish schemer | baritone | Jacques Doucet |
| Figaro, Almaviva's valet | baritone | Jean-Christophe Benoît |
| Suzanne, his wife | mezzo-soprano | Cora Canne-Meyer |
| Master Fal | bass | José van Dam |
References
edit- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "La mère coupable". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Palmer, Christopher (1992), 'Mère coupable, La' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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