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Revision as of 05:43, 6 July 2008 by Voceditenore (talk | contribs) (→Selected recordings: format rmv excessive red linking)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Bizet operasDjamileh is an opéra comique in one act by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Louis Gallet, based on an oriental tale, Namouna, by Alfred de Musset.
It received its first performance on 22 May, 1872 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris. It had ten performances in 1872, but was not revived in Paris until 1938.
The opera has been neglected for most of its existence, despite the admiration it received from both Gustav Mahler, who conducted nineteen performances of it at the Vienna State Opera between 1898 and 1903, and Richard Strauss who viewed it as a source of inspiration for Ariadne auf Naxos.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, May 22, 1872 (Conductor: Unknown) |
|---|---|---|
| Djamileh | mezzo-soprano | |
| Haroun | tenor | |
| Splendiano | baritone | |
| A slave merchant | unknown |
Synopsis
Djamileh, a beautiful slave, is in love with her master, Prince Haroun, a Turkish nobleman, who is tired of her and is about to sell her. Djamileh persuades Prince Haroun's secretary, Splendiano, who is in love with her, to aid her in regaining her master’s affections. She will marry Splendiano if she fails.
With the secretary’s aid, when the slave dealer arrives, she is in disguise among the slaves offered to Haroun. She dances. Haroun is entranced, and immediately buys her. When she discloses her identity and pleads that her ruse was prompted by her love for him, he receives her back into his affections.
Selected recordings
- Bizet: Djamileh (Lucia Popp, Franco Bonisolli, Jean-Philippe Lafont; Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli - Munich Radio Orchestra) 1983. Label: Orfeo
- Bizet: Djamileh (Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Jean-Luc Maurette, Francois Le Roux; Conductor: Jacques Mercier - National Orchestra d'Ile de France) 1988 Label: RCA
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