Si j’étais roi

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Si j’étais roi is a 19th-century opéra comique by French composer Adolphe Adam, known for its light, melodic style and romantic, fairy-tale plot.

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Si j’étais roi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
opéra comique ⓘ
actCount 3 ⓘ
character Kadoor ⓘ
Moussol ⓘ
Néméa ⓘ
Zéphoris ⓘ
characterType fisherman (Zéphoris) ⓘ
princess (Néméa) ⓘ
composer Adolphe Adam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
era Romantic period ⓘ
firstPublisher Choudens ⓘ
genre comic opera ⓘ
opéra comique ⓘ
hasCatalogueClassification 19th-century opéra comique ⓘ
hasLibrettoForm French prose with verse lyrics ⓘ
hasMusicalCharacteristics dance-like rhythms ⓘ
light orchestration ⓘ
lyrical arias ⓘ
hasOrchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
historicalContext French Second Empire era ⓘ
librettist Adolphe de Leuven ⓘ
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges ⓘ
narrativeStyle romantic fairy-tale plot ⓘ
notableNumber chorus "Peuple joyeux" ⓘ
romance "Un jour de bonheur" ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOf 19th-century French opera repertoire ⓘ
period 19th century ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1852-09-04 ⓘ
premierePlace Théâtre Lyrique ⓘ
setting mythical kingdom of Kéraban ⓘ
structure spoken dialogue with musical numbers ⓘ
style light melodic style ⓘ
subjectMatter romantic intrigue in an exotic kingdom ⓘ
theme fairy-tale transformation ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
social elevation ⓘ
wish-fulfilment ⓘ
typicalPerformanceLanguage French ⓘ
vocalForces soloists, chorus, orchestra ⓘ
workOf Adolphe Adam ⓘ

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Adolphe Adam → notableWork → Si j’étais roi ⓘ
Adolphe Adam → composed → Si j’étais roi ⓘ