Le jugement de Midas
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Le jugement de Midas (The Judgement of Midas) is a French comédie mêlée d'ariettes (a kind of opéra comique), in three acts by André Grétry first performed on 28 March 1778 in the apartments of Madame de Montesson at the Palais-Royal in Paris.[1] The libretto is by the Irish playwright Thomas Hales (also known by the French name Thomas d'Hèle) with additional contributions by Louis Anseaume. It was based on the play Midas (1760) by Kane O'Hara.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 28, 1778 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Apollon | tenor | |
| Chloé | soprano | Madame de Montesson[2] |
| Lise | soprano | Rose-Louise Dugazon[2] |
| Marsias | haute-contre | Antoine Trial[2] |
| Midas | tenor | |
| Mopsa | soprano | |
| Palémon | bass | |
| Pan | Bass |
Recordings
- Le jugement de Midas John Elwes, Mieke van der Sluis, Jules Bastin, La Petite Bande, conducted by Gustav Leonhardt (Ricercar, 1989)
- Le jugement de Midas Louis Devos, Jean-Jacques Schreurs, Bernadette Degelin, Loretta Clini, Chris de Moor, La Formation de chambre du Nouvel Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF, conducted by Ronald Zollman (Koch Schwann 3-1090-2) Extracts
References
- Notes
- ↑ Bartlet 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Amadeusonline accessed 22 January 2010
- Sources
- Bartlet, M Elizabeth C (1992), 'Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste' (work-list) in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- Article by David Charlton in The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)
