L'abandon d'Ariane
L'abandon d'Ariane | |
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Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
Milhaud in 1923 | |
Librettist | Henri Hoppenot |
Language | French |
Based on | Ariadne myth |
Premiere | 20 April 1928 (1928-04-20) Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden |
L'abandon d'Ariane (The Abandonment of Ariane or, in German, Die Verlassene Ariadne), Op. 98, is an opera in one act by Darius Milhaud to a French libretto by Henri Hoppenot, based on Greek mythology. It is the second of three Opéras-Minutes (Mini-Operas) that Milhaud composed. It came between L'Enlèvement d'Europe, Op. 94, and La Délivrance de Thésée, Op. 99, with librettos also by Henri Hoppenot (1891–1977), a French diplomat. The three operas together last about twenty-seven minutes.
Performance history
The first performance of the trilogy - L'Enlèvement d'Europe, L'Abandon d'Ariane and La Délivrance de Thésée - was at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Germany, on 20 April 1928. These performances were given in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann.
L'Abandon d'Ariane has been recorded several times; however, it is rarely performed live.
Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 20 April 1928 (Conductor: Joseph Rosenstock) |
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Ariadne, princess of Crete | soprano | |
Dionysos, god of wine | baritone | |
Phädra, Ariadne's younger sister | soprano | |
Theseus, Greek hero | tenor | |
Bacchantes, sailors chorus |
References
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "L'abandon d'Ariane, 20 April 1928". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
External links
- Milhaud, his diplomat librettists, and the influence of Brazil, in The Boeuf chronicles, Pt. 30, by Daniella Thompson.
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- No. 11 ("Romantique")
- No. 12 ("La Rurale")
- No. 13 ("Pacem in terris")
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