Alcine
Alcine (English: Alcina) is an opera by the French composer
).Performance history
Alcine was first performed on 15 January 1705Académie royale de musique at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. The opera was a failure at its first performance.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 15 January 1705 |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue | ||
| Glory (La Gloire) | soprano | Mlle Du Peyré |
| Time (Le Temps) | basse-taille | Jean Dun 'père' |
| Male followers of Glory | hautes-contre | Jacques Cocherau and Louis Mantienne |
| A female follower of Glory | Mlle Vincent | |
| Tragédie | ||
| Alcine | soprano | Marie-Louise Desmatins |
| Mélanie | bas-dessus | Julie d'Aubigny (La Maupin) |
| Atlas | basse-taille | Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard |
| Nérine | soprano | Mlle Armand |
| Melisse | soprano | Mlle Dujardin |
| Astolphe | haute-contre | M Poussin |
| Crisalde | haute-contre | Pierre Chopelet |
| Nymphs of Alcine's court | sopranos | Mlles Loignon and Dupeyré |
| A nereid |
soprano | Marie-Catherine Poussin |
| A magician | taille | Louis Mantienne |
| A male lover | haute-contre | Jean Boutelou |
| Two female lovers | sopranos | Mlles Poussin and Loignon |
Sources
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Alcine, 15 January 1705". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
- Alcine, Tragédie; représentée pour la prémiere fois par l'Académie Royale de Musique, Le Quinziéme jour de Janvier 1705, Paris, Ballard, 1705 (original libretto) Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- Alcine, tragédie mise en musique par Mr Campra (Partition in Folio), Paris, H. de Baussen, 1705 (original score) Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- The Viking Opera Guide, ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Le magazine de l'opéra baroque
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