Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine

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Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, renowned for its exotic setting, complex vocal writing, and status as one of the last great works of French grand opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf grand opera ⓘ
associatedConductorAtPremiere François-Louis Crosnier ⓘ
cataloguePosition Meyerbeer’s last completed opera ⓘ
completionStatus completed posthumously from Meyerbeer’s materials ⓘ
composer Giacomo Meyerbeer ⓘ
compositionPeriod 19th century ⓘ
genre French grand opera ⓘ
historicalReception highly successful at its premiere ⓘ
influence later treatments of exoticism in opera ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Eugène Scribe ⓘ
notableAria “Ô paradis” ⓘ
notableCharacter Inès ⓘ
linked to: Ines

Nélusko ⓘ
Sélika ⓘ
Vasco de Gama ⓘ
linked to: Vasco da Gama
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
operaHouseForPremiere Académie Impériale de Musique ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle L’Africaine ⓘ
periodClassification late French grand opera tradition ⓘ
periodOfComposition over several decades ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1865-04-28 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris Opéra ⓘ
linked to: Paris Opera
publisherOfVocalScore Choudens ⓘ
revisedTitle Vasco de Gama ⓘ
linked to: Vasco da Gama
roleVoiceType Inès – soprano ⓘ
linked to: Inés

Nélusko – baritone ⓘ
Sélika – soprano ⓘ
Vasco de Gama – tenor ⓘ
setting Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

Indian Ocean ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
status one of the last great works of French grand opera ⓘ
structure includes ballet ⓘ
includes elaborate ensembles ⓘ
includes large choruses ⓘ
style Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter colonial encounter ⓘ
exploration ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
theatricalRequirements elaborate staging ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ
vocalWriting complex ⓘ

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Salle Le Peletier → hostedPremiereOf → Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine ⓘ