Christophe Colomb (Christopher Columbus) is an opera in two parts by the French composer Darius Milhaud. The poet Paul Claudel wrote the libretto based on his own play about the life of Christopher Columbus, Le Livre de Christophe Colomb. The opera was first performed at the Staatsoper, Berlin, on 5 May 1930 in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann. Milhaud thoroughly revised the work and produced a second version around 1955. The opera is on a large scale and requires many resources for its staging. As in many of his other works, Milhaud employs polytonality in parts of the score.
The opera tells the life of Christopher Columbus in a series of episodes which avoid chronological order and are sometimes allegorical.
Recording
Janine Micheau (Reine Isabelle), Claudine Collart (Duchesse Medina Sidonia), Robert Massard (Christophe Colomb), Xavier Depraz (Christophe Colomb II, Messenger, etc.), Jean Giraudeau (Majordome, Cuisinier, Valet, Sultan), Lucien Lovano (Roi d'Espagne, Commandant, Aubergiste etc.), Orchestre Radio Lyrique, Chœurs de la RTF, conducted by Manuel Rosenthal. Disques Montaigne CE 8750 (from the INA), released 1987; recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 31 May 1956.
christophe, colomb, this, article, about, opera, explorer, christopher, columbus, christopher, columbus, opera, parts, french, composer, darius, milhaud, poet, paul, claudel, wrote, libretto, based, play, about, life, christopher, columbus, livre, opera, first. This article is about the opera For the explorer see Christopher Columbus Christophe Colomb Christopher Columbus is an opera in two parts by the French composer Darius Milhaud The poet Paul Claudel wrote the libretto based on his own play about the life of Christopher Columbus Le Livre de Christophe Colomb The opera was first performed at the Staatsoper Berlin on 5 May 1930 in a German translation by Rudolph Stephan Hoffmann Milhaud thoroughly revised the work and produced a second version around 1955 The opera is on a large scale and requires many resources for its staging As in many of his other works Milhaud employs polytonality in parts of the score Christophe ColombOpera by Darius MilhaudMilhaud in 1923LibrettistPaul ClaudelLanguageFrenchBased onLife of Christopher ColumbusPremiere5 May 1930 1930 05 05 Berlin State Opera Contents 1 Roles 2 Synopsis 3 Recording 4 References 5 Further readingRoles EditRoles voice types premiere cast Role Voice type Premiere cast 5 May 1930 1 Conductor Erich KleiberYoung Columbus baritone Theodor ScheidlOld Columbus bass Emanuel ListQueen Isabella of Spain soprano Delia ReinhardtThe wife of Columbus soprano Margherita PerrasMajordomo tenor Fritz SootThe King of Spain bassMaster of ceremonies tenorNarrator spoken roleSynopsis EditThe opera tells the life of Christopher Columbus in a series of episodes which avoid chronological order and are sometimes allegorical Recording EditJanine Micheau Reine Isabelle Claudine Collart Duchesse Medina Sidonia Robert Massard Christophe Colomb Xavier Depraz Christophe Colomb II Messenger etc Jean Giraudeau Majordome Cuisinier Valet Sultan Lucien Lovano Roi d Espagne Commandant Aubergiste etc Orchestre Radio Lyrique Chœurs de la RTF conducted by Manuel Rosenthal Disques Montaigne CE 8750 from the INA released 1987 recorded at the Theatre des Champs Elysees on 31 May 1956 A 1954 recording conducted by Pierre Boulez is of the Claudel play with different incidental music by Milhaud and a cast including Jean Pierre Granval Jean Desailly Jean Louis Barrault Pierre Bertin and Madeleine Renaud References Edit Casaglia Gherardo 2005 Christophe Colomb 5 May 1930 L Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia in Italian Further reading EditThe Viking Opera Guide ed Amanda Holden Viking 1993 Del Teatro in Italian Portal Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christophe Colomb amp oldid 1050486593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
