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Sapho is an opera in three acts by Charles Gounod, premiered 16 April 1851 at Salle Le Peletier of the Paris Opera. The libretto was by Émile Augier after the life of the poet Sappho of Lesbos. The creation of the work was given an impetus by, and provided a central role for, the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot .
Sapho is a pièce lyrique ("lyric play", an opera in a declamatory style) in five acts. The music was composed by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède, based on the novel (1884) of the same name by Alphonse Daudet.
Sapho is a 3-act opera by Charles Gounod to a libretto by Émile Augier which was premiered by the Paris Opéra at the Salle Le Peletier on 16 April 1851. It was presented only 9 times in its initial production, but was a succès d'estime for the young composer, with the critics praising Act 3 in particular. It was later revived in 2-act (1858 ...
- Charles Gounod
- Sappho Synopsis
- French
Nov 18, 2018 · Its retelling of the first part of Goethe’s epic as a tale of Christianity at war with Satan, culminating in the redemption of an innocent maiden who has succumbed to sexual temptation, made it an ideal valentine for the Victorian era (it was, in fact, Queen Victoria’s favorite opera).
Sapho is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède, based on the novel of the same name by Alphonse Daudet. It was first performed at the Opéra Comique in Paris on November 27, 1897 with Emma Calvé as Fanny Legrand.
- Jules Massenet
- Sappho Libretto
- French
- Sappho Synopsis
Few people nowadays have heard of Massenet’s Sapho. It has a lot going for it, but it hardly qualifies as a forgotten gem. The story bears striking similarities to elements of both La Traviata and La Rondine. Sapho is the pseudonym of Fanny Legrand, an artist’s model with a notorious reputation.
Jan 24, 2018 · The heroine of Charles Gounods French opera Sapho (1851) sings her last aria O My Immortal Lyre on a Greek cliff before plunging to her death. Sappho, the most famous poet of the Lyric Age of...
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