Scylla et Glaucus
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Scylla et Glaucus (Scylla and Glaucus) is a tragédie en musique with a prologue and five acts, the only full-length opera by Jean-Marie Leclair. The libretto by d'Albaret is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses, books 10, 13 and 14.
Performance history
It was first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 4 October 1746. It was given 18 times.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast,[1] 4 October 1746 (Conductor:) |
|---|---|---|
| The chief of the peoples of Amathus | bass-baritone (basse-taille) | Person |
| A Propoetide[2] | tenor (taille)[3] | Louis-Antoine Cuvillier |
| Vénus | soprano | Mlle Romainville |
| L'Amour (Cupid)[2] | soprano | Mlle Cazeau |
| Chorus: peoples of Amathus, Propoetides. Ballet: peoples d'Amathus | ||
| Scylla, a nymph | soprano | Marie Fel |
| Témire, Scylla's confidante | soprano | Marie-Angélique Coupé (or Couppé) |
| Glaucus, a sea god | haute-contre | Pierre Jélyotte |
| Circé, a sorceress | soprano | Marie-Jeanne Fesch "Mlle Chevalier" |
| Dorine, Circé's confidante | soprano | Louise Jacquet |
| Licas, Glaucus's friend | bass-baritone | de La Mare (also spelled Lamare or Lamarre) |
| A shepherd, attracted to Scylla | haute-contre[4] | La Tour (also spelled Latour) |
| A sylvan, attracted to Scylla | bass-baritone | Albert |
| A coriphée of Circé's followers | soprano | Mlle Cazeau |
| Hécate[2] | bass-baritone[3] | Albert |
| Chorus: shepherds and sylvans, attendants of Circe, sea gods, underworld gods, peoples of Sicily Ballet: sylvans and shepherdesses (Act 1); attendants of Circe, in pleasant shapes (Act 2); sea gods (Act 3); demons (Act 4); peoples of Sicily (Act 5) | ||
Synopsis
During the prologue members of a cult in Amathus called the Propoetides are turned to stone for denying the authority of Vénus. The tragédie proper (Acts 1-5) that follows is a love triangle. Circé, the sorceress, loves Glaucus, a sea god, who loves Scylla, a nymph. Circé eventually turns Scylla to stone in the form of the famous rock in the Strait of Messina, beside the whirlpool of Charybdis.
References
- ↑ According to the original libretto: Prologue and Tragedy and Divertissements.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 role en travesti
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 According to The New Grove Dictionary, “haute-contre”.
- ↑ According to The New Grove Dictionary, "tenor".
- (French) Original libretto at Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- (Italian) Amadeus Almanac, accessed 28 January 2010
- (French) Le magazine de l'opéra baroque, accessed 1 February 2010
- Pitou, Spire, The Paris Opéra. An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers – Rococo and Romantic, 1715-1815, Greenwood Press, Westport/London, 1985 (ISBN 0-313-24394-8)
- Sadler, Graham (1992), 'Scylla et Glaucus' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- Viking Opera Guide (ed. Holden, 1993)
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