Les mariages samnites
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| Operas by André Ernest Modeste Grétry |
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Les mariages samnites (The Samnite Marriages) is an opéra comique, described as a drame lyrique, in three acts by André Grétry, The French text was by Barnabé Farmain de Rosoi based on a work by Jean François Marmontel.
[edit] Performance history
It was first performed at the Comédie-Italienne, Paris on 12 June 1776.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, June 12, 1776 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Agathis, in love with Céphalide | tenor | |
| Parmenon, friend of Agathis | tenor | |
| Eumene, father of Agathis | bass | |
| Céphalide | soprano | |
| Eliane, friend of Céphalide | soprano | |
| Euphémie, mother of Céphalide | soprano | |
| The Samnite Chief |
[edit] Sources
Mariages samnites, Les by Michael Fend, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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