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hérubin
Comédie chanté en 3 actes
Libretto by Francis de
Croisset and Henri Cain
Music by Jules Massenet

First Performance:
Opéra de Monte Carlo, February 14, 1905
First Cast:
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Chérubin, petite
falcon |
Mary Garden
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L'Ensoleillad,
soprano |
Lina Cavalieri
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Nina, soprano |
Marguerite Carré
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La Comptesse,
soprano |
Mme. Doux
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L Baronne,
mezzo-soprano |
Blanche
Deschamps-Jehin |
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La Philosophe,
bass chantante |
Maurice Renaud
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Le Comte, tenor
(comic) |
M. Lequien
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Le Baron,
baritone (comic) |
Mr. Nerval
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Le Captaine
Ricardo, tenor |
M. Chalmin
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L'Hôtelier,
baritone (comic) |
M. Poudrier
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Un Officier (very
tall) |
M. Crupeninck
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Six Manolas,
sopranos |
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Army officiers,
tenors |
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Conductor |
Léon Jehin
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de Croisset’s Chérubin


1905

Overture:


The authors

Francis de Croisset

Henri Cain

Massenet around 1905
The performers

Marguerite Carré as Nina
Sets & Costumes

Act I

Act II
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