L'ancêtre

L'ancêtre' is a 1905 drame lyrique in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Lucien Augé de Lassus (1841-1914).[1] The opera premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. The plot is set in Corsica, which composer and librettist visited together looking for local colour.

Roles

  • Raphaël, ermite (baritone)
  • Tébaldo, de la famille de Pietra Néra (tenor)
  • Bursica, porcher, serviteur des Fabiani (bass)
  • Nunciata, de la famille des Fabiani (soprano)
  • Margarita, sœur de lait de Vanina (soprano)
  • Vanina, petite-fille de Nunciata (contralto)

References

  1. ↑ Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002


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