L'île de Tulipatan
Template:Offenbach operasL'île de Tulipatan (The Island of Tulipatan) is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, in one act by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru.
It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, Paris, on 30 September 1868. It is only occasionally performed today.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, September 30, 1868, (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Cacatois XXII, Duke of Tulipatan | tenor | |
| Alexis, his son although truly his daughter | soprano | |
| Romboïdal, the Duke's Grand Marshall | tenor | |
| Theodorine, Romboïdal's wife | mezzo-soprano | |
| Hermosa, "daughter" of Romboïdal and Théodorine, although truly their son |
tenor |
Synopsis
Musical numbers
- Ouverture
- No. 1 - Couplets d'Hermosa - "Vive le tintamarre!"
- No. 2A - Chorus - "Vive le grand Cacatois!"
- No. 2B - Couplets du Canard - "Prince doux et fort débonnaire"
- No. 2C - Couplets du Colibri - "J'ai perdu mon ami"
- No. 3 - Duetto - Hermosa and Alexis - "J'aime tout ce qui sonne"
- No. 4 - Couplets - Duetto - Hermosa and Alexis - "Si, comme vous, j'étais un homme"
- No. 5 - Air de Théodorine - "Je vais chercher les petites cuillers"
- No. 6 - Duo - Hermosa and Romboïdal - "Tu connais ce secret terrible"
- No. 7 - Duettino - Hermosa and Alexis - "Quoi c'est vous! Oui, c'est moi"
- No. 8 - Barcarolle - Bouffe - Théodorine, Romboïdal, Cacatois and Chorus - "Dans Venezia la belle"
- No. 8b - Marche Nuptiale
- No. 9 - Couplet Final - "A la fin de la pièce"
Selected recordings
- Les Solistes de Liège under Emmanuel Koch in 1984 - TLP Records: 95001 (LP) C 35001 (CD).