L'Europe galante
{{Short description|1697 opéra-ballet by André Campra}}
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L'Europe galante (Galant Europe) is an opéra-ballet in a prologue and four entrées by André Campra to a French libretto by Antoine Houdar de la Motte.
The opera is regarded as the first opéra-ballet, with the entrées sharing a common theme – in this case 'love' in four countries, France (entrée 1), Spain (entrée 2), Italy (entrée 3) and Turkey (entrée 4) – rather than a common narrative.
Performance history
L'Europe Galante was first performed on 24 October 1697 by the Paris Opéra under Marin Marais in the Salle du Palais-Royal in Paris. It was successful and was revived periodically until 1775. In 1997 – on the 300th anniversary of its creation – Istanbul Baroque led by Leyla Pınar staged L'Europe Galante in Istanbul Dolmabahçe Palace. They then toured it to the Brussels Printemps baroque du Sablon festival the same year.{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Serge |title=Une Europe Galante Déroutante |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/musique-campra-au-printemps-baroque-du-sablon-une_t-19970426-Z0DMGD.html |date=26 April 1997}}
Roles
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|+{{sronly|Roles, voice types, premiere cast}} !Role !Premiere cast, 24 October 1697{{Almanacco|dmy=24 October 1697|match=L´Europe galante}} |
| Vénus (prologue)
|Clément |
| La Discorde (prologue)
|taille (baritenor) |Claude Desvoyes |
| Philène (1)
|haute-contre (high tenor) |Jean Boutelou |
| Silvandre (1)
|bass |
| Céphise (1)
|soprano |
| Doris (1)
|soprano |Dupeyré |
| Dom Carlos (2)
|bass |
| Dom Pédro (2)
|haute-contre (high tenor) |Pierre Chopelet |
| Octavio (3)
|haute-contre (high tenor) |
| Olympia (3)
|soprano |
| Zuliman (4)
|bass |Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard |
| Roxane (4)
|soprano |
| Zäide (4)
|soprano |Marie-Louise Desmatins |
Sources
Further reading
- Anthony, James R. (1992), "Europe galante, L" in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{ISBN|0-333-73432-7}}
External links
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Category:Operas by André Campra
Category:French-language operas