Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète

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Meyerbeer’s *Le Prophète* is a grand French opera in five acts, first performed in 1849, renowned for its large-scale choral scenes, innovative orchestration, and dramatic portrayal of religious fanaticism and political upheaval.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand opera ⓘ
basedOn life of John of Leiden ⓘ
catalogueStatus part of Meyerbeer’s major operatic output ⓘ
centralCharacter Jean de Leyde ⓘ
linked to: John of Leiden
centralTheme political upheaval ⓘ
religious fanaticism ⓘ
commissionedBy Paris Opéra ⓘ
linked to: Paris Opera
composer Giacomo Meyerbeer ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1849 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1836 ⓘ
containsBallet yes ⓘ
dramaticFocus conflict between personal loyalty and religious zeal ⓘ
firstPublisher Brandus ⓘ
followedBy L’Africaine ⓘ
genre grand opéra ⓘ
historicalContext post-French Revolution Europe ⓘ
historicalReception major success at its premiere ⓘ
influenced late 19th-century French grand opera staging ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Eugène Scribe ⓘ
Émile Deschamps ⓘ
notableFeature innovative orchestration ⓘ
large-scale choral scenes ⓘ
spectacular staging requirements ⓘ
notableNumber Coronation scene ⓘ
Skaters’ ballet ⓘ
notableRole Berthe (soprano) ⓘ
Fidès (mezzo-soprano) ⓘ
Jean de Leyde (tenor) ⓘ
Zacharie (bass) ⓘ
linked to: Zachary James
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
operaHouseType Paris Grand Opera ⓘ
orchestration large Romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
performancePractice often heavily cut in modern productions ⓘ
precededBy Les Huguenots ⓘ
premiereDate 1849-04-16 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
premiereTheatre Opéra de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Opera

Salle Le Peletier ⓘ
settingCountry Germany ⓘ
settingLocation Münster ⓘ
subject abuse of prophetic authority ⓘ
religious radicalism ⓘ
subjectMatter Anabaptist rebellion in Münster ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
vocalForces soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus ⓘ

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Salle Le Peletier → hostedPremiereOf → Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète ⓘ