Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau is a comic opera (opéra-comique) by Adolphe Adam, first performed in 1836 and best known for its demanding tenor role and lighthearted, romantic plot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opéra-comique
basedOn original libretto
character Bijou NERFINISHED
Chapelou NERFINISHED
Madeleine NERFINISHED
Marquis de Corcy NERFINISHED
composer Adolphe Adam NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
era Romantic period
firstPublisher Troupenas NERFINISHED
genre comic opera
opéra-comique
hasModernRevival yes
hasOverture yes
hasRecording multiple commercial audio recordings
knownFor demanding tenor role
lighthearted plot
romantic plot
language French
librettist Adolphe de Leuven NERFINISHED
Brunswick NERFINISHED
musicalNumberType arias
choruses
ensembles
notableAria Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire NERFINISHED
notableRole Chapelou NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 3
orchestration orchestra and voices
originalAudience Parisian opera-goers
originalTheatre Salle de la Bourse NERFINISHED
performanceType staged musical theatre
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1836-10-13
premierePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED
settingCountry France NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 18th century
structure spoken dialogue with musical numbers
style French Romantic opera
subjectMatter love
mistaken identity
social mobility
vocalDemand coloratura passages for tenor
high tessitura for tenor
voiceTypeOfChapelou tenor
yearOfComposition 1836

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