Les diamants de la couronne
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Les diamants de la couronne (The Crown Diamonds) is an opéra comique by the French composer Daniel Auber, first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on March 6, 1841. The libretto (in three acts) is by Auber's regular collaborator, Eugène Scribe with the help of Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
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[edit] Roles
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 6, 1841 (Conductor: - ) |
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Barbarigo | bass | |
Bazano | bass | |
Catarina | soprano | |
Diana | soprano | |
Don Henrique de Sandoval | tenor | |
Don Sébastien d'Aveyro | tenor | |
Mugnoz | tenor | |
Rebolledo | bass |
[edit] Synopsis
The plot concerns a Portuguese princess, Catarina, who intrigues with bandits after she is forced to sell the crown diamonds of the title.
[edit] Selected recordings
- Les diamants de la couronne Ghyslaine Raphanel, Mylène Mornet, Christophe Einhorn, Orchestre de Picardie; Cori Spezzati, conducted by Edmon Colomer (Mandala, 2001)
[edit] Source
- The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)