La mère coupable
La mère coupable is an opera in three acts, Op. 412, by Darius Milhaud to a libretto by Madeleine Milhaud after the 1792 play, the third in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy. It premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on 13 June 1966.
La mère coupable | |
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Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
![]() Milhaud in 1923 | |
Librettist | Madeleine Milhaud |
Language | French |
Based on | The Guilty Mother |
Premiere |
Roles
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Disegno per copertina di libretto, drawing for La mère coupable (undated).
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 June 1966 (Conductor: Serge Baudo) |
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Count Almaviva | baritone | Louis Quilico |
Rosine, the Countess | soprano | Phyllis Curtin |
Chevalier Léon, her son | tenor | Eric Tappy |
Florestine, ward of Count Almaviva | coloratura soprano | Anne-Marie Sanial |
Bégearss, an Irish schemer | baritone | Jacques Doucet |
Figaro, Almaviva's valet | baritone | Jean-Christophe Benoît |
Suzanne, his wife | mezzo-soprano | Cora Canne-Meyer |
Master Fal | bass | José van Dam |
References
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."La mère coupable". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Palmer, Christopher (1992), 'Mère coupable, La' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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