Significant French Operas

Esther de Carpentras

Comic opera in 2 acts

Music by Darius Milhaud

Libretto by Armand Lunel

First Performance: Opéra-Comique, Paris, February 1, 1938 [score says 3rd]

Cast:
Artaban                                                Tenor
Cancan                                                 Baritone
Barbacam                                            Bass
Vaucluse                                               Tenor
The Cardinal-Bishop                            Tenor
La Marchande de Masques                Tenor
Mémucan                                             Tenor
Hadassa [Esther]                                   Soprano
Chorus: SATB & SS Children's choir

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Last updated: January 09, 2008