L'ivrogne corrigé
Appearance
Template:Gluck operas L'ivrogne corrigé (The Drunkard Reformed) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of an opéra comique in two acts. The French-language libretto is by Louis Anseaume and Lourdet de Sarterre. The opera premiered in June 1760 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Roles
Cast | Voice type | Premiere cast |
---|---|---|
Mathurin, a friend of Lucas | taille (baritenor) | |
Mathurine, Mathurin's wife | dessus (soprano) | |
Colette, Mathurin's niece | dessus (soprano) | |
Cléon, Colette's lover | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | |
Lucas, a vine grower | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | |
Chorus: Troupes of peasants and actors, friends of Lucas, disguised as goblins and furies |
Sources
- Holden, Amanda The Viking Opera Guide (Viking, 1993), page 374.
- Gluck Gesamtausgabe L'ivrogne corrigé