Louise

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Louise is an opera by French composer Gustave Charpentier, renowned for its realistic portrayal of Parisian working-class life and its influential role in early 20th-century French opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
actCount 4 ⓘ
characterVoiceType Julien – tenor ⓘ
Louise – soprano ⓘ
Louise’s father – baritone ⓘ
Louise’s mother – mezzo-soprano ⓘ
composer Gustave Charpentier ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
genre lyric drama ⓘ
verismo opera ⓘ
hasAria Depuis le jour ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber SC 69 (often cited) ⓘ
historicalContext Belle Époque Paris ⓘ
linked to: Belle Époque
influenced later French verismo operas ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Gustave Charpentier ⓘ
mainCharacter Julien ⓘ
Louise ⓘ
Louise’s father ⓘ
Louise’s mother ⓘ
movement French verismo ⓘ
notableFor influential role in early 20th-century French opera ⓘ
realistic portrayal of Parisian working-class life ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
originalPublisher Heugel ⓘ
placeInRepertoire important work of French opera repertoire ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1900-02-02 ⓘ
premiereLocation Opéra-Comique ⓘ
premiereTheatre Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique ⓘ
settingLocation Paris ⓘ
settingSocialClass Parisian working class ⓘ
structure four-act opera ⓘ
theme conflict between family and personal desire ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ
love ⓘ
urban working-class life ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
vocalForces chorus ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ

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