Portions of the opera were performed in 1906 in the ancient Roman Carthage amphitheatre during an event sponsored by the Carthage Institute, making it among the first pieces formally staged there since the structure was destroyed by the Vandals in AD 439.
This rarely nowadays performed opera received the last performance at the Paris Opera in 1943, and the most recent one in Marseilles on 27 September 2008, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Reyer's death.[3]
In 1863, Modest Mussorgsky also started writing text and music for an opera based on Flaubert's novel, but he never managed to complete the work. Other versions were written by V. Fornari (1881), Niccolò Massa (1886), Eugeniusz Morawski-Dąbrowa, Josef Matthias Hauer (1930), Alfredo Cuscinà (1931), Veselin Stoyanov (1940) and Franco Casavola (1948). Contemporary French composer Philippe Fénélon's Salammbô was first performed at the Opéra Bastille in 1998.
^Krebhiel, Henry Edward (1911). Chapters of Opera (3rd ed.). New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. Chapter XX. (NB plain text only lacking page numbers, full scan not currently available.)
^Salammbô, Opéra de Marseille, 9-27-08 Opera News The Met Opera Guild, accessed 20 April 2010
Sources
Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Salammbô,10 February 1890". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
Pauline Girard, ‘Ernest Reyer et la Monnaie : un malentendu?’, in La Monnaie symboliste, ed. Manuel Couvreur and Roland Van der Hoeven (Brussels: ULB, 2003), 52-81.
Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN0-19-869164-5
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salammbô, reyer, salammbô, opera, five, acts, composed, ernest, reyer, french, libretto, camille, locle, based, homonymous, novel, gustave, flaubert, 1862, initially, refused, paris, reyer, opera, enjoyed, first, performance, théâtre, royal, monnaie, brussels,. Salammbo is an opera in five acts composed by Ernest Reyer to a French libretto by Camille du Locle It is based on the homonymous novel by Gustave Flaubert 1862 Initially refused by Paris Reyer s opera enjoyed its first performance at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels on 10 February 1890 with sets designed by Pierre Devis and Armand Lynen The Parisian premiere at the Palais Garnier took place on 16 May 1892 with costumes by Eugene Lacoste and sets by Eugene Carpezat Acts I and V Auguste Alfred Rube and Philippe Chaperon Act II and Amable and Eugene Gardy Act IV SalammboOpera by Ernest ReyerRose Caron in the title role after a portrait by Leon BonnatLibrettistCamille du LocleLanguageFrenchBased onGustave Flaubert s SalammboPremiere10 February 1890 1890 02 10 Theatre de la Monnaie BrusselsThe American premiere was at the French Opera House in New Orleans on 25 January 1900 with Lina Pacary 1 in the title role It was first performed in New York at the old Metropolitan Opera House on 20 March 1901 with Lucienne Breval in the title role Albert Saleza Eustase Thomas Salignac Marcel Journet Charles Gillibert Eugene Dufriche and Antonio Scotti with Luigi Mancinelli conducting 2 Portions of the opera were performed in 1906 in the ancient Roman Carthage amphitheatre during an event sponsored by the Carthage Institute making it among the first pieces formally staged there since the structure was destroyed by the Vandals in AD 439 This rarely nowadays performed opera received the last performance at the Paris Opera in 1943 and the most recent one in Marseilles on 27 September 2008 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Reyer s death 3 Contents 1 Roles 2 Setting 3 Other opera adaptations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoles EditRole Voice type Premiere Cast Conductor Edouard Barwolf Hamilcar Carthaginian leader baritone Maurice RenaudSalammbo a priestess Hamilcar s daughter soprano Rose CaronTaanach Salammbo s servant mezzo soprano Anna WolffShahabarim high priest of Tanit tenor Edmond VergnetNarr Havas King of Numidia bass SenteinGiscon Carthaginian general bass Edmond PeetersMatho chief Libyan mercenary tenor Henri SellierSpendius Greek slave baritone Max BouvetAutharite Gaulish mercenary bass ChalletSetting EditPlace Carthage Time 240 BCOther opera adaptations EditIn 1863 Modest Mussorgsky also started writing text and music for an opera based on Flaubert s novel but he never managed to complete the work Other versions were written by V Fornari 1881 Niccolo Massa 1886 Eugeniusz Morawski Dabrowa Josef Matthias Hauer 1930 Alfredo Cuscina 1931 Veselin Stoyanov 1940 and Franco Casavola 1948 Contemporary French composer Philippe Fenelon s Salammbo was first performed at the Opera Bastille in 1998 See also EditLa statue 1861 opera by Reyer Sigurd 1884 opera by ReyerReferences EditNotes Lina Pacary on data bnf fr Krebhiel Henry Edward 1911 Chapters of Opera 3rd ed New York Henry Holt and Co p Chapter XX NB plain text only lacking page numbers full scan not currently available Salammbo Opera de Marseille 9 27 08 Opera News The Met Opera Guild accessed 20 April 2010 SourcesCasaglia Gherardo 2005 Salammbo 10 February 1890 L Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia in Italian Pauline Girard Ernest Reyer et la Monnaie un malentendu in La Monnaie symboliste ed Manuel Couvreur and Roland Van der Hoeven Brussels ULB 2003 52 81 Warrack John and West Ewan 1992 The Oxford Dictionary of Opera 782 pages ISBN 0 19 869164 5External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salammbo Reyer Salammbo Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Visual documentation of the Brussels premiere on c a r m e n Visual documentation of the Parisian premiere on Gallica Portals Classical music Opera Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salammbo Reyer amp oldid 1076228068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
