La mère coupable
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For the play on which the opera is based, see The Guilty Mother.
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.
Quick Facts La mère coupable, Librettist ...
La mère coupable | |
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Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
Librettist | Madeleine Milhaud |
Language | French |
Based on | The Guilty Mother |
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Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 June 1966 (Conductor: Serge Baudo) |
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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 |
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- 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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