Fortunio

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Fortunio is a French comic opera by André Messager, first performed in the early 20th century and known for its light, lyrical style and romantic intrigue.

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instanceOf comic opera
basedOnAuthor Alfred de Musset NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Le Chandelier NERFINISHED
cataloguedAs Messager’s Fortunio NERFINISHED
character Clavaroche NERFINISHED
Fortunio NERFINISHED
Jacqueline NERFINISHED
Landry NERFINISHED
Lieutenant
Maître André NERFINISHED
composer André Messager NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceCity Paris NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCountry France NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1907-06-05
firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED
genre comic opera
lyrical opera
hasOrchestration full orchestra
hasRecording audio recording
video recording
historicalContext Belle Époque NERFINISHED
influencedBy 19th-century French comic opera
language French
librettist Gaston Arman de Caillavet NERFINISHED
Robert de Flers NERFINISHED
mainTheme romantic intrigue
notableAria Si vous croyez que je vais dire
notableFor delicate characterization
elegant melodic writing
refined orchestration
numberOfActs 4
originalMedium stage
partOfTradition French opéra comique tradition
period early 20th century
premiereTheatre Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique NERFINISHED
setting a small French provincial town
structure four acts
style light
lyrical
subjectMatter disguise
infidelity
jealousy
love
misunderstanding
vocalForces chorus
solo voices
yearOfComposition 1907

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Salle Favart hasPremiere Fortunio