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Patrie!
Opéra Garnier

Patrie! is an 1886 French-language opera in five acts by

Paris Opéra.[1]

Performance history

The opera was premiered on 16 December 1886 by the Opéra at the

Louis Merante. The opera was last performed at the Garnier on 9 August 1919, its 93rd performance.[2][3]

The opera has also been performed outside of France, in Prague (28 April 1887, in Czech), Ghent (25 January 1888), Antwerp (6 March 1888), Rome (23 November 1889, in Italian), Hamburg (1 January 1890, in German), Amsterdam (1 September 1898, in Dutch), Geneva (19 February 1901), and Brussels (10 September 1931).[4]

Roles

Francisque Delmas
as the Count of Rysoor in the Paris revival of 1907
Role Voice type[5] Premiere cast,[2] 16 December 1886
Conductor: Jules Garcin[2]
Delorès soprano Gabrielle Krauss
Rafaela soprano Rosa Bosman
Count of Rysoor baritone Jean Lassalle
Karloo tenor Valentin Duc
Duke of Alba bass Édouard de Reszke
La Trémoïlle tenor Muratet
Jonas baritone Bérardi
Noircarmès bass Auguste Dubulle
Rincon bass Sentein
Vargas tenor Étienne Sapin
Delrio bass Crépeaux

Recordings

  • "Pauvre martyr obscur", sung by the baritone Rysoor
  • "Ah! Maintenant à moi!..., duet of Dolorès & Rysoor

References

  1. ^ David Charlton - The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera 2003 0521646839 p300 "Patrie! achieved a total of seventy-two performances (after revivals in 1900 and 1907) and a solid record on provincial stages. It had a better run in Paris than Don Carlos in its day. If there was a swan-song for the historical drama side of the genre, this was it."
  2. ^
    ISBN 9782050002142
    .
  3. ISBN 9780313262180
    .
  4. ISBN 9780874718515
    .
  5. ^ Cast list from the 1886 vocal score.

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