Louise
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Louise is an opera by French composer Gustave Charpentier, renowned for its realistic portrayal of Parisian working-class life and its influential role in early 20th-century French opera.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| actCount | 4 ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
Julien – tenor
ⓘ
Louise – soprano NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise’s father – baritone NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise’s mother – mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| composer | Gustave Charpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric drama
ⓘ
verismo opera ⓘ |
| hasAria | Depuis le jour ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | SC 69 (often cited) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Belle Époque Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later French verismo operas ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Gustave Charpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Julien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louise NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise’s father ⓘ Louise’s mother ⓘ |
| movement | French verismo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential role in early 20th-century French opera
ⓘ
realistic portrayal of Parisian working-class life ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Heugel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInRepertoire | important work of French opera repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1900-02-02 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingSocialClass | Parisian working class ⓘ |
| structure | four-act opera ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between family and personal desire
ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ love ⓘ urban working-class life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gustave Charpentier