opera "Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas
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The opera "Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas is a 19th-century French lyric opera, best known for its melodious arias and its romantic, sentimental adaptation of Goethe’s narrative.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mignon | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| acts | 3 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | one of Ambroise Thomas’s most successful operas ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| composer | Ambroise Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Heugel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric opera
ⓘ
opéra comique ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist |
Jules Barbier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michel Carré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lotharioVoiceType | bass ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Connais-tu le pays ?
ⓘ
Elle ne croyait pas, dans sa candeur naïve ⓘ Je suis Titania la blonde ⓘ Légende ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
melodious arias
ⓘ
romantic and sentimental adaptation of Goethe’s narrative ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Salle Favart (Opéra-Comique) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalVersionType | opéra comique with spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | often performed in Italian translation in the 19th century ⓘ |
| philineVoiceType | coloratura soprano ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1866-11-17 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCharacter |
Frédéric
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laërte NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothario NERFINISHED ⓘ Mignon NERFINISHED ⓘ Philine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Meister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalVoiceType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| revisedVersionPremiereDate | 1870-01-01 ⓘ |
| revisedVersionPremierePlace | Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersionType | grand opera with recitatives ⓘ |
| settingCountries |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| subject | the story of the waif Mignon and her discovery of her true identity ⓘ |
| successPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| wilhelmVoiceType | tenor ⓘ |
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