Significant French Operas

Le Domino noir

Opera in 3 acts

Music by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber

Libretto by Eugène Scribe

First Performance: Opéra-Comique, Paris, December 2, 1837

Cast:
Angèle                                        Soprano or mezzo soprano
Horace                                        Tenor
Jacinthe                                      Mezzo soprano
Juliano                                        Tenor
Gil Perez                                    Light Bass
Lord Elfort                                 Bass
Brigette                                       Soprano
La Tourière                                Mezzo soprano or soprano
Ursule                                         Mezzo soprano or soprano
Chorus: SA (nuns) TB (soldiers)
Ballet: Contredanse in Act I

Background

Synopsis

     Angèle, about to become an abbess in Madrid, yields to temptation and attends a masked ball, where she falls in love with Horace of Massarene, a young nobleman.
     In hopes of meeting him again, she goes to another party, and is barely saved by her mask from exposure.
     After further complications, she is released from her vows by the Queen and is free to marry her lover.

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Last updated: January 22, 2008