In meyerbeers french gothic extravaganza the sisters. Jacques offenbach composer buy recordings presto classical. The premier opera romantique, by robert ignatius letellier this book first published 2012 cambridge scholars publishing 12 back chapman street, newcastle upon tyne, ne6 2xx, uk british library cataloguing in publication data a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. Related works pieces based on robert le diable external links. Fireworks at chateau dangers on bastille day jun 16.
The libretto was written by eugene scribe and casimir delavigne and has only superficial connection to the medieval legend of robert the devil. The production of robert le diable in paris was such a sensational success that it made the fortune of the grand opera. Robert le diable is taken to the haunted convent by bertram who is the devil and roberts father, though robert doresnt know it yet. Set in th century palermo, during the period of norman rule, robert le diable is the story of robert, son of a mortal mother and the.
Unfortunately, the recordings are so dire that it is still impossible to assess the real worth of a work that took the 19thcentury stage by storm. Robert le diable, royal opera house when a work has not been performed for over a century, there are two possible reasons. It is situated at moulineaux, near rouen, in the departement of seinemaritime at the side of the a autoroute. As i was reminded in the nesterowicz collection the devil really does have the best tunes. He was the duke of normandy and father of william the conqueror. There are heaven and hell here for lovers of french opera, though unfortunately rather more of the latter.
Nourrit was robert levasseur, bertram the prototype of mephistofeles. So it made sense that londons royal opera, mounting robert le diable in 2012 for the first time since 1890, turned to laurent pelly, a brilliant director of. Giacomo meyerbeers eminence as an operatic composer was such that the works he wrote for the paris opera between 1831 and 1865 robert le diable, les huguenots, lafricaine and le prophete were among the most spectacular and popular, well into the twentieth century. The operas of meyerbeer come round so rarely in recordings, let alone on dvd, that a new robert le diable. The premier opera romantique xiv the scene at the cross fig. Robert le diable libretto, robert le diable robert the devil.
The count of monte cristo, by alexandre dumas, pere. Robert le diable robert the devil is an opera in five acts composed by giacomo meyerbeer from a libretto written by eugene scribe and. Giacomo meyerbeer composer 17911864 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Fireworks at chateau dangers on bastille day jun 16, 2019 nice town along the west side of france jun 01, 2019 restaurant and other recs for short visit may 31, 2019. Ce texte ou louis aragon rend hommage au poete robert desnos a ete mis en musique et chante par jean ferrat. The high standard of filming and sound is indeed everything one would expect from opus arte. Dec 05, 2012 robert le diable full download libretto the dancing nuns scene from meyerbeers robert le diable starting thursday at the royal opera house. Cintidamoreau as isabella, and taglioni, the famous danseuse, as the abbess. Dunanan pere et fils 2 leise tont meiner stimme klang from les contes dhoffmann 1 les amazones 2 les arabesques 2 les bavards 2 les bavards. Premiered in paris in 1831, meyerbeers opera took europe by storm and made its composer, for a while, the most important musician in. Robert le diable robert the devil is an opera by giacomo meyerbeer, regarded as one of the first grand operas. The overtures of danielfrancoisesprit auber, edited and introduced by robert ignatius letellier this book first published 2011 cambridge scholars publishing 12 back chapman street, newcastle upon tyne, ne6 2xx, uk british library cataloguing in publication data a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library.
Premiered in paris in 1831, meyerbeers opera took europe by storm and made its composer. Provided to youtube by kontor new media robert le diable. Robert le diable was the first of meyerbeers grand operas, to be followed by les huguenots, le prophete and lafricaine. Robert, with its simplistic goodevil conflict, played straight, would court ridicule today, and the economy discourages lavish productions with all the grandopera trappings. Le vin, le jeu, les belles, voila nos seuls amours. It has only a superficial connection to the medieval legend of robert the devil. Dec 07, 2012 w hat are we to make of robert le diable in the 21st century. In the course of the 20th century, however, it was rarely staged and only in abridged form, almost completely disappearing from the repertoire. Hopefully one will never have to see robert le diable again and meyerbeer can happily reside in the pages of musical academia. Avec bonte voyez ma peine robert, isabelle 19 giacomo meyerbeer. Some of us have been waiting for many years at the proverbial bus stop for a recording of meyerbeers robert le diable, and true to form no fewer than three have now come along all at once. T o paraphrase madonna, when the nuns in robert le diable get down on their knees, it is not to pray.
Taxi from angers to le liondangers and back mar 12. Robert le diable meyerbeer synopsis music with ease. Robert le diable robert the devil is an opera in five acts composed by giacomo meyerbeer from a libretto written by eugene scribe and germain delavigne. Robert le diable, pierreluc charles ciceri, esquisse acte iii, tab. Pages in category works first published in 1851 the following 200 pages are in this category. Dec 08, 2012 t o paraphrase madonna, when the nuns in robert le diable get down on their knees, it is not to pray. Robert le diable is regarded as one of the first grand operas at the paris opera. In many ways meyerbeer was the man most reponsible for putting the grand in grand opera. W hat are we to make of robert le diable in the 21st century. He starts with a thrilling account of the overture to robert le diable, the first of meyerbeers parisian grands operas. I will, though, remember with amazement and amusement what was after all the big sensation of the original production zombie nuns dont ask arising from unconsecrated graves to satisfy their lust on our.
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