Jérusalem
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Jérusalem is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to a French libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. The libretto is a translation and adaptation of the Italian libretto of Verdi's earlier opera of 1843, I Lombardi alla prima crociata. The first performance was given at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on November 26, 1847.
In 1850, the French text was translated into Italian and performed as Gerusalemme at La Scala, Milan.
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, November 26, 1847[1] (Conductor: - ) |
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| Gaston, Viscount of Béarn | tenor | Gilbert Louis Duprez |
| The Count of Toulouse | baritone | Charles Portheaute |
| Roger, the Count's brother | bass | Adolphe Louis Joseph Alizard |
| Hélène, the Count's daughter | soprano | Mme Julian Van Gelder |
| Isaure, her companion | soprano | Mme Muller |
| Adhemar de Monteil, Papal Legate | bass | Hippolyte Bremont |
| Raymond, Gaston's squire | tenor | M. Barbot |
| A Soldier | bass | M. Prevost |
| A Herald | bass | M. Molinier |
| The Emir of Ramla | bass | M. Guignot |
| An officer of the Emir | tenor | M. Koenig |
| Knights, ladies, pages, soldiers, pilgrims, penitents, and executioner, Arab sheiks, women of the harem, and people of Ramla |
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[edit] Noted arias
- "Ah viens démon, esprit du mal" - Roger in Act I
- "Oh dans l'ombre, dans la mystère" - Roger in Act I
- "Quell'ivresse, bonheur suprême" - Hélène in Act II, Scene 1
- "Ô jour fatal, ô crime" - Roger in Act II, Scene 1
- "Je veux encore entendre" - Gaston in Act II, Scene 2
- "Mes plaintes mes plaintes sont vaines" - Hélène in Act III, Scene 1
- "Non, non votre rage" - Hélène in Act III, Scene 1
- "Ô mes amis, mes frères d'armes" - Gaston in Act III, Scene 2
[edit] References
- Holden, Amanda (ed.), The Viking Opera Guide, London: Viking, 1993. ISBN 0-670-81292-7
[edit] Notes
- ^ List of singers taken from Budden, Julian: The Operas of Verdi (Cassell), vol 1, p. 340.
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