Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine
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Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and status as one of the last great works of French grand opera.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grand opera ⓘ |
| associatedConductorAtPremiere | François-Louis Crosnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguePosition | Meyerbeer’s last completed opera ⓘ |
| completionStatus | completed posthumously from Meyerbeer’s materials ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Meyerbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | French grand opera ⓘ |
| historicalReception | highly successful at its premiere ⓘ |
| influence | later treatments of exoticism in opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Eugène Scribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Ô paradis” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Inès
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nélusko NERFINISHED ⓘ Sélika NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco de Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaHouseForPremiere | Académie Impériale de Musique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Africaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodClassification | late French grand opera tradition ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | over several decades ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1865-04-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris Opéra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfVocalScore | Choudens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedTitle | Vasco de Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleVoiceType |
Inès – soprano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nélusko – baritone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sélika – soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco de Gama – tenor ⓘ |
| setting |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
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Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | one of the last great works of French grand opera ⓘ |
| structure |
includes ballet
ⓘ
includes elaborate ensembles ⓘ includes large choruses ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
colonial encounter
ⓘ
exploration ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| theatricalRequirements |
elaborate staging
ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ |
| vocalWriting | complex ⓘ |
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