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Les Vepres Siciliennes (I vespri Siciliani) |
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Opera in five acts, staged with the titles: Giovanna di Gusman, Giovanni di Sicilia and Batilde di Turenna. Libretto by Eugène Scribe und Charles Duveyrier, from Le Duc d’Albe (1839) by Eugène Scribe, written for Halévy and then for Gaetano Donizetti - World premiere: 13 June 1855, Opéra (Académie Impériale de Musique), Paris (Duration without breaks: 3 hours 15 minutes) |
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Eugène Scribe | Charles Duveyrier |
| Guy de Montfort, (Baritone) Governor of Sicily under Charles d’Anjou, King of Naples Sire de Béthune, (Bass) A French officer Graf de Vaudemont, (Bass) A French officer Henri, (Tenor) A young Sicilian Jean Procida, (Bass) A Sicilian doctor Duchess Hélène, (Soprano) Sister of Count Friedrich of Austria |
Ninetta, (Contralto) Her chambermaid Danieli, (Tenor léger) A Sicilian Thibault, (Tenor) A French soldier Robert, (Bass) A French soldier Mainfroid, (Tenor) A Sicilian |
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Chorus and orchestra: Chorus: Sicilians, French soldiers. Extras: A fisherman, French soldiers, French officers, Sicilian and French noblemen, pages, a master of ceremonies, an executioner, monks. Ballet: Sicilians, Janus, Winter, Spring, Autumn, Faun; Corps de ballet: Sicilians, zephirs, satyrs, flower maidens, naiades, baccha- nalians, fauns. Orchestra: 1 Piccolo, 1 flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets and 2 Bassoons. 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Valve trumpets, 3 Trombones, 1 Ophicleide, Timpani, Percussion (1 Bass drum, 1 Side drum and cymbals) and StringsStage music: Percussion (Drum, Castanets and Chime in E) and 1 Harp. |
