L’enfant et les sortilèges

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L’enfant et les sortilèges is a one-act French lyric fantasy opera with a libretto by Colette, known for its imaginative portrayal of a child’s dreamlike encounters with animated objects and animals.

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instanceOf French-language opera
lyric fantasy
one-act opera
opera
basedOn original scenario by Colette
commissionedBy Paris Opera
surface form: Opéra de Paris
composer Maurice Ravel
compositionPeriod 1917–1925
countryOfOrigin France
featuresCharacter Armchair
Bats
Cat
Chinese Cup
Clock
Dragonfly
Female Cat
Fire
Frog
Mother
Owls
Princess
Sheep
Shepherds
Squirrel
Teapot
Tree
Tree Frog
firstPerformanceDate 1925-03-21
genre fantasy
opera
language French
librettist Colette
mainCharacter The Child
surface form: the Child
notableFor animated objects and animals
imaginative orchestration
use of jazz and popular music elements
numberOfActs 1
orchestration large orchestra with saxophone and unusual instruments
premiereCity Monte Carlo
premiereCountry Monaco
premiereLocation Opéra de Monte-Carlo
publisher Durand
setting a child’s room
a garden
structure two scenes
theme childhood
imagination
redemption
remorse
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century

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Maurice Ravel notableWork L’enfant et les sortilèges
Salle Favart hasPremiere L’enfant et les sortilèges
this entity surface form: L’Enfant et les sortilèges