L'ivrogne corrigé
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L'ivrogne corrigé (The Drunkard Reformed) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of an opéra comique in two acts. The French-language libretto is by Louis Anseaume and Lourdet de Sarterre. The opera premiered in April 1760 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Premiere cast |
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| Mathurin, a friend of Lucas | taille (baritenor) | |
| Mathurine, Mathurin's wife | dessus (soprano) | |
| Colette, Mathurin's niece | dessus (soprano) | |
| Cléon, Colette's lover | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | |
| Lucas, a vine grower | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | |
| Chorus: Troupes of peasants and actors, friends of Lucas, disguised as goblins and furies | ||
Sources
- Holden, Amanda The Viking Opera Guide (Viking, 1993), page 374.
- Gluck Gesamtausgabe L'ivrogne corrigé
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