L’Africaine
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L’Africaine is a grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and significant place in 19th-century French opera repertoire.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grand opera ⓘ |
| acts | 5 ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Eugène Scribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Meyerbeer’s last opera ⓘ |
| character |
Inès
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nélusko NERFINISHED ⓘ Sélika NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
Inès – soprano
ⓘ
Nélusko – baritone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sélika – soprano or mezzo-soprano ⓘ Vasco da Gama – tenor ⓘ |
| cityOfPremiere | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Paris Opéra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionStatus | left incomplete at Meyerbeer’s death ⓘ |
| composer | Giacomo Meyerbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEnd | 1860s ⓘ |
| compositionStart | 1830s ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | grand opera ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century French opera ⓘ |
| importance | major work of the 19th-century French grand opera repertoire ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Eugène Scribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Ô paradis” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex vocal writing
ⓘ
exotic orchestration ⓘ large-scale choral scenes ⓘ prominent use of leitmotifs ⓘ |
| operaHouseAssociation | Paris Opéra repertoire ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Africaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPopularity | late 19th century ⓘ |
| posthumousEditingBy | François-Joseph Fétis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1865-04-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Opéra de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedTitle | Vasco de Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ exotic locales ⓘ |
| style | French grand opera ⓘ |
| subject | voyages of Vasco da Gama ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial encounter
ⓘ
exploration and discovery ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
large cast of principal roles ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
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