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.

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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

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Salle Favart hasPremiere Louise
Charpentier notableWork Louise
subject surface form: Gustave Charpentier