Lodoïska
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Lodoïska (1791) |
Lodoïska is a comédie-héroïque in three acts by Luigi Cherubini to a French libretto by Claude-François Fillette-Loraux after an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel, Les amours du chevalier de Faublas.
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[edit] Performance history
It was first performed at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris on 18 July 1791.
The opera was received enthusiastically and it ran for 200 performances. It was so popular that it was revived again at the Feydeau in 1819 and was performed frequently in the Germanic countries in the early 19th century, including a production in Vienna in 1805, while Cherubini was there. It was first produced in New York on 4 December 1826.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 18 July 1791 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Count Floreski | tenor | |
| Lodoïska, Princess of Altanno | soprano | |
| Dourlinski | baritone | |
| Titzikan | tenor | |
| Altamoras | bass | |
| Lysinka | soprano | |
| Varbel | baritone |
[edit] Synopsis
- Place: Poland
- Time: 1600
[edit] Recordings
There is a recording conducted by Riccardo Muti (Sony Music CD 5099709312625).
[edit] Sources
- Warrack, John and Ewan West, The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 1992 ISBN 0-19-869164-5
