Thérèse Raquin (opera)

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Tobias Picker

Operas Emmeline (1996) Fantastic Mr. Fox (1998) Thérèse Raquin (2001) An American Tragedy (2005)
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Thérèse Raquin is an opera in two acts composed by Tobias Picker to a libretto by Gene Scheer based on the novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. It is Picker's third opera, following Emmeline (1996) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (1998) and was commissioned by the Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, and the Opéra de Montréal. It premiered in November 2001.

Roles

Role	Voice
Madame Raquin	Soprano
Thérèse Raquin	Mezzo-Soprano
Camille Raquin	Tenor
Laurent LeClaire	Baritone
Suzanne Michaud	Soprano
Olivier Michaud	Tenor
Monsieur Grivet	Bass

Synopsis

When Thérèse and Camille Raquin run into an old friend, Laurent, their life is irrevocably changed. Thérèse and Laurent, in fact, are more than just friends, and fervently confess their love to one another. So hot is their love, in fact, that they conspire to kill the sick Camille and run away together. While they succeed in dumping Camille's body in the Seine, they can't quite rid themselves of Camille - as both a black stain on their consciences and an actual ghost, the couple is tormented by the memory of the man they murdered.^[1]

Recording

Tobias Picker: Thérèse Raquin (Diana Soviero, Sara Fulgoni, Gordon Gietz, et al.; Dallas Opera; Conductor: Graeme Jenkins). Chandos 9659^[2]

References

External links

v t e Émile Zola's Thérèse Raquin (1867)

Characters	Thérèse Raquin Camille Raquin Madame Raquin Laurent LeClaire

Film	Thérèse Raquin (1928) Thérèse Raquin (1953) Thirst (2009) Therese (2013)

Stage	Thérèse Raquin (2001 opera) Thou Shalt Not (2001 musical)

Related	Interior Zandalee Adagio in G minor

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