Ludovic (opera)
Template:Infobox opera Ludovic is an opéra comique in two acts to a French-language libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. The music, by Ferdinand Hérold, was left unfinished at his death, and the work was completed by his deputy at the Opéra-Comique, Fromental Halévy. Hérold had only written the overture, four numbers and the beginning of the act 1 finale.[1][2]
The plot, elements of which were later reworked by Halévy and Saint-Georges in the opera Le val d'Andorre (1847), centres on misplaced alliance, love, forced conscription, flight, pardon, and marriage.
Chopin wrote a set of variations in B-flat major, Variations brillantes, Op. 12 (1833), on the act 1 aria "Je vends des scapulaires" (I sell scapulars).
Performance history
The opera was premiered by the Paris Opéra-Comique at the Salle de la Bourse on 16 May 1833, five months after Hérold's death. It achieved 70 performances by the end of 1834, making it a modest success, which set the foundation for Halévy's career.[3]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 16 May 1833[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Ludovic | tenor | Louis-Augustin Lemonnier |
| Nice | soprano | Marie Massy |
| Gregorio | baritone | Vizentini |
| Francesca | soprano | Félicité Pradher |
| Scipion | bass | |
| Male and female farmers, soldiers | ||
Synopsis
- Place: Francesca's farm, the village of Albano, near Rome
The main characters are Ludovic, a farmer from Corsica; Francesca, who owns the farm he manages; and her cousin Gregorio. When Francesca is about to marry Gregorio, Ludovic shoots her and is sentenced to death. Francesca recovers and realizes she loves Ludovic.[1]
References
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Ill. Hérold, sa vie et ses oeuvres, pp. 190–191 (Paris: Heugel, 1868)
- ↑ "Jacques Fromental Halévy", Music of the 19th Century Paris
- ↑ Template:Almanacco
Further reading
- Gesänge aus Ludovic, der Corsicaner : komische Oper in 2 Akten [Songs from Ludovic, the Corsican, comic opera in 2 acts], German translation by Template:Ill for the Königsstädtisches Theater, Berlin (in German) – via Albert Schatz Collection, Library of Congress
- Jordan, Ruth, Fromental Halévy. London, 1994. Template:ISBN
External links
- Ludovic (Hérold): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project; Template:Trim <templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>the same edition (Schlesinger, n.d.) at Google Books
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