Le Postillon de Lonjumeau

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Le Postillon de Lonjumeau is a comic opera (opéra-comique) by Adolphe Adam, first performed in 1836 and best known for its demanding tenor role and lighthearted, romantic plot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera ⓘ
opéra-comique ⓘ
basedOn original libretto ⓘ
character Bijou ⓘ
Chapelou ⓘ
Madeleine ⓘ
Marquis de Corcy ⓘ
composer Adolphe Adam ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
era Romantic period ⓘ
firstPublisher Troupenas ⓘ
genre comic opera ⓘ
opéra-comique ⓘ
hasModernRevival yes ⓘ
hasOverture yes ⓘ
hasRecording multiple commercial audio recordings ⓘ
knownFor demanding tenor role ⓘ
lighthearted plot ⓘ
romantic plot ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Adolphe de Leuven ⓘ
Brunswick ⓘ
musicalNumberType arias ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
ensembles ⓘ
notableAria Mes amis, écoutez l’histoire ⓘ
notableRole Chapelou ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and voices ⓘ
originalAudience Parisian opera-goers ⓘ
originalTheatre Salle de la Bourse ⓘ
performanceType staged musical theatre ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereDate 1836-10-13 ⓘ
premierePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Opéra-Comique
settingCountry France ⓘ
settingPeriod 18th century ⓘ
structure spoken dialogue with musical numbers ⓘ
style French Romantic opera ⓘ
subjectMatter love ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ
vocalDemand coloratura passages for tenor ⓘ
high tessitura for tenor ⓘ
voiceTypeOfChapelou tenor ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1836 ⓘ

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