Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète
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Meyerbeer’s *Le Prophète* is a grand French opera in five acts, first performed in 1849, renowned for its large-scale choral scenes, innovative orchestration, and dramatic portrayal of religious fanaticism and political upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grand opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of John of Leiden ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | part of Meyerbeer’s major operatic output ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Jean de Leyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
political upheaval
ⓘ
religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Paris Opéra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Meyerbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1836 ⓘ |
| containsBallet | yes ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | conflict between personal loyalty and religious zeal ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Brandus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | L’Africaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | grand opéra ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-French Revolution Europe ⓘ |
| historicalReception | major success at its premiere ⓘ |
| influenced | late 19th-century French grand opera staging ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Eugène Scribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Émile Deschamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
innovative orchestration
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large-scale choral scenes ⓘ spectacular staging requirements ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
Coronation scene
ⓘ
Skaters’ ballet ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Berthe (soprano)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fidès (mezzo-soprano) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Leyde (tenor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacharie (bass) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaHouseType | Paris Grand Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often heavily cut in modern productions ⓘ |
| precededBy | Les Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1849-04-16 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Opéra de Paris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salle Le Peletier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
abuse of prophetic authority
ⓘ
religious radicalism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Anabaptist rebellion in Münster ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| vocalForces | soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus ⓘ |
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