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Les barbares
tragédie lyrique by Camille Saint-Saëns
The composer in 1900, photographed by Pierre Petit
Librettist	Victorien Sardou Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi
Language	French
Premiere	October 1901 (1901-10) Palais Garnier, Paris

Les barbares is a 1901 tragédie lyrique in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Victorien Sardou and Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi. The opera was originally intended for the Roman theatre of Orange, in Provence, but instead premiered at the Paris Opéra Palais Garnier in October 1901.

Roles

• Floria - chief vestal virgin (soprano)
• Marcomir - leader of the Barbarians (tenor)
• Le Récitant (bass)
• Scaurus (bass)
• Le Veilleur (tenor)
• Hildibrath (baritone)
• Livie (contralto)
• Germains, légionnaires, romains, habitants d'Orange, vestales, femmes, enfants gallo-romains.

Recordings

• Les Barbares : Catherine Hunold (Floria), Julia Gertseva (Livie), Edgaras Montvidas (Marcomir), Jean Teitgen (Le Récitant / Scaurus), Shawn Mathey (Le Veilleur), Philippe Rouillon (Hildibrath / Le Grand Sacrificateur), Tigran Guiragosyan (Premier Habitant), Laurent Pouliaude (Second Habitant), Ghezlane Hanzazi (Une Femme) Choeur Lyrique et Orchestre Symphonique Saint-Étienne Loire, conducted Laurent Campellone. Ediciones singulares. 2015

References

1. Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002

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List of compositions
Operas	Le timbre d'argent (1865) La princesse jaune (1872) Samson and Delilah (1877) "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" Étienne Marcel (1879) Henry VIII (1883) Proserpine (1887) Ascanio (1890) Phryné (1893) Frédégonde (1895) Les barbares (1901) Hélène (1904) L'ancêtre (1905) Déjanire (1911)
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 (1853) Symphony in F major (Urbs Roma) (1856) Symphony No. 2 (1859) Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony) (1886)
Concertos	Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 (1858) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1868) Piano Concerto No. 3 (1869) Piano Concerto No. 4 (1875) Africa (1891) Piano Concerto No. 5 (The Egyptian) (1896) Other Violin Concerto No. 2 (1858) Violin Concerto No. 1 (1859) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863) Cello Suite (1866) Cello Concerto No. 1 (1872) Violin Concerto No. 3 (1880) Havanaise (1887) Cello Concerto No. 2 (1902) Organ Concerto (Cyprès et lauriers) (1919)
Orchestra works	Le Rouet d'Omphale (1872) Danse macabre (1874) Suite algérienne (1880)
Chamber music	Piano Quartet in E major (1853) Piano Quintet (1855/1857) Suite for Cello and Piano (1862) Piano Trio No. 1 (1864) Serenade in E♭ major (1865) Romance, Op. 37 (1871) Cello Sonata No. 1 (1871) Piano Quartet in B♭ major (1875) Septet (1881) Violin Sonata No. 1 (1885) The Carnival of the Animals (1886) Le cygne Caprice sur des airs danois et russes (1887) Piano Trio No. 2 (1891) Violin Sonata No. 2 (1896) Barcarolle (1897) Cello Sonata No. 2 (1905) Cavatine (1915) Oboe Sonata (1921) Clarinet Sonata (1921) Bassoon Sonata (1921)
Vocal music	Oratorio de Noël (1858) Le Déluge (1875) Requiem (1878) The Promised Land (1913)
Ballet	Javotte (1896)
Film score	The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908)
Related	Camille Awards
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