L'Étoile de Séville (The Star of Seville) is a grand opera in four acts composed by Michael William Balfe to a libretto by Hippolyte Lucas based on Andrés de Claramonte's 1623 play La Estrella de Sevilla.[1] It premiered at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 17 December 1845 with Rosine Stoltz in the title role.
| L'Étoile de Séville | |
|---|---|
| Grand opera by Michael William Balfe | |
.jpg) The composer in 1846 | |
| Translation | The Star of Seville |
| Librettist | Hippolyte Lucas |
| Language | French |
| Based on | La Estrella de Sevilla by Andrés de Claramonte |
| Premiere | 17 December 1845 Salle Le Peletier, Paris |
Roles
edit| Roles | Voice type | Premiere cast 17 December 1845, Conductor: François Habeneck |
|---|---|---|
| Estrella | soprano | Rosine Stoltz |
| Zaïda | soprano | Marie-Dolorès Nau |
| Don Sanche | tenor | Italo Gardoni |
| Don Bustos | tenor | Hippolyte Brémont |
| Pedro | tenor | Paulin |
| King | baritone | Paul Barroilhet |
| Don Arias | bass | Joseph Menghis |
| Gomez | bass | Ferdinand Prévôt |
References
editNotes
- ^ Casaglia also credits Léon Pillet for the libretto, but only Lucas is given authorship in the printed libretto. Lucas does thank Pillet for "benevolent guidance and experienced care" on p. 3. Pillet was the director of the Paris Opera at the time.
Sources
- Barrett, William Alexander (1882). Balfe: His Life and Work. Remington and Co.
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "L´étoile de Séville, 17 December 1845". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Lucas, Hippolyte (1845). L'étoile de Séville: grand opéra en 4 actes (libretto). V. Jonas (Paris)
- Pérez Fernández, Julián Jesús (2022), De La Estrella de Sevilla a L'Etoile de Séville, Editorial Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla
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