Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie

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Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie is a melodramatic sequel for narrator, soloists, chorus, and orchestra by Hector Berlioz that continues the autobiographical narrative begun in his Symphonie fantastique.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work
melodramatic symphony
programmatic composition
alternativeName Lélio NERFINISHED
basedOn Symphonie fantastique (autobiographical narrative) NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber Op. 14b
composer Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
continuationOf the artist’s story from Symphonie fantastique
countryOfOrigin France
firstConductor Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
follows Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED
form hybrid of monodrama and symphony
genre melodrama
program music
hasInstrumentationFeature dramatic spoken narration
prominent use of chorus
hasPart chorus
narrator
orchestra
soloists
language French
movement Chanson de brigands NERFINISHED
Chœur d’ombres NERFINISHED
Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare NERFINISHED
La harpe éolienne
Le pêcheur
narrativeForm autobiographical
narratorCharacter Lélio NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
premiereDate 1832
premierePlace Paris NERFINISHED
publisher Schlesinger NERFINISHED
relatedWork Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED
scoring baritone soloist
bass soloist
mixed chorus
spoken narrator with orchestra
tenor soloist
structure six movements
subtitle Le retour à la vie NERFINISHED
theme artist’s recovery from despair
power of art and music
usesTextBy Alphonse de Lamartine NERFINISHED
Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED
Thomas Moore NERFINISHED
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED

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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique relatedWork Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie
subject surface form: Symphonie fantastique