Colinette à la cour
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Colinette à la cour, ou La double épreuve, is an opéra comique
(designated as a comédie lyrique) in three acts written by André Grétry in 1782 to a French libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre, based on Charles Simon Favart
’s Ninette à la cour.
, Paris
in 1 January 1782.
Opéra comique
Opéra comique is a genre of French opera that contains spoken dialogue and arias. It emerged out of the popular opéra comiques en vaudevilles of the Fair Theatres of St Germain and St Laurent , which combined existing popular tunes with spoken sections...
(designated as a comédie lyrique) in three acts written by André Grétry in 1782 to a French libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre, based on Charles Simon Favart
Charles Simon Favart
Charles Simon Favart was a French dramatist.Born in Paris, the son of a pastry-cook, he was educated at the college of Louis-le-Grand, and after his father's death he carried on the business for a time...
’s Ninette à la cour.
Performance history
It was first performed at Académie Royale de MusiqueAcadémie Royale de Musique
The Salle Le Peletier was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1 January 1782.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, January 1, 1782 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonse | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
Étienne Lainez |
| Amelie | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
Marie-Josephine Laguerre |
| Bastien | bass | |
| Colinette | soprano | Mlle Audinot |
| Julien | bass | Augustin-Athanase Chéron |
| Justine | soprano | Anne-Marie Jeanne Gavaudan "aînée" |
| Mathurine | soprano | |