Le Huron (The Huron) is a French opéra comique in two acts by André Grétry. The libretto is by Jean-François Marmontel based on the story L'Ingénu (1767) by Voltaire. It was the composer's first big success with Parisian audiences.
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Performance history
editIt was first performed on 20 August 1768 by the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
It was revived in 2010 and 2011:[1]
- 12 December 2010, Bourgueil Abbey (France), conductor: Julien Dubruque (concert version)
- 1 November 2011, Theatre Adyar (Paris, France), conductor: Julien Dubruque; stage director: Henri Dalem
Roles
edit| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 20 August 1768[1] |
|---|---|---|
| The Huron | baritone | Joseph "Giuseppe" Caillot |
| Gilotin | tenor | Jean-Louis Laruette |
| An officer | tenor | Jean-Baptiste Guignard, called Clairval |
| Saint-Yves | bass | |
| Mlle Saint-Yves | soprano | Marie-Thérèse Laruette |
| Kerkabon | bass | |
| Mlle Kerkabon | soprano | |
| Functionary | spoken |
Synopsis
editThe story is set in Brittany and concerns a love affair between a local girl and a man raised by the Huron Indians in America.
Sources
edit- ^ a b Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Performances of Le Huron". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Further reading
edit- The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
External links
edit- Le Huron: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
