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Revision as of 21:54, 10 April 2007 by ElinorD (talk | contribs) (Slight rewording. A little extra info, with source.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)La jolie fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth) is an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838–1875), from a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jules Adenis, after the novel by Sir Walter Scott.
It was completed before the end of 1866, and was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, on 26th December 1867.
Characters
- Henri (Henry) Smith, a blacksmith (tenor)
- Cathérine Glover (soprano)
- Simon Glover, her father, a glover (bass)
- Mab, queen of the Gypsies (soprano)
- Ralph, Glover's apprentice (bass / baritone)
- Le Duc de Rothsay (Duke of Rothsay) (baritone / tenor)
- A Lord in his service (tenor)
- His Major-Domo (bass)
Recordings
- 1985 June Anderson - Cathérine Glover; Alfredo Kraus - Henri Smith; Gino Quilico - Le Duc de Rothsay; José van Dam - Ralph; Chœurs de Radio-France, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, cond. Georges Prêtre. EMI 747 559-8
- 1989 Barbara Hendricks - Cathérine Glover; John Aler - Henri Smith; Gino Quilico - Le Duc de Rothsay; Jean-Philippe Courtis - Ralph; Chœurs et Orchestre de Toulouse, cond. Michel Plasson. EMI 749 837-2
References
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