| La mère coupable | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
![]() Milhaud in 1923 | |
| Librettist | Madeleine Milhaud |
| Language | French |
| Based on | The Guilty Mother |
| Premiere | |
La mère coupable is an opera in three acts, Op. 412, by Darius Milhaud to a libretto by Madeleine Milhaud after the 1792 play, the third in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy. It premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on 13 June 1966.
Roles
Disegno per copertina di libretto, drawing for La mère coupable (undated).
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 June 1966 (Conductor: Serge Baudo) |
|---|---|---|
| Count Almaviva | baritone | Louis Quilico |
| Rosine, the Countess | soprano | Phyllis Curtin |
| Chevalier Léon, her son | tenor | Eric Tappy |
| Florestine, ward of Count Almaviva | coloratura soprano | Anne-Marie Sanial |
| Bégearss, an Irish schemer | baritone | Jacques Doucet |
| Figaro, Almaviva's valet | baritone | Jean-Christophe Benoît |
| Suzanne, his wife | mezzo-soprano | Cora Canne-Meyer |
| Master Fal | bass | José van Dam |
References
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."La mère coupable". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Palmer, Christopher (1992), 'Mère coupable, La' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
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