21 Apr 2008

MASSENET: Marie-Magdeleine

Marie-Magdeleine: Drame sacré in three acts and four scenes

Music composed by Jules Massenet. Libretto by Louis Gallet based on La vie de Jésus (1863) by Ernest Renan.

First performance: 11 April 1873, Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris (concert performance).

Principal Characters:
Marie-Magdeleine (Méryem)Mezzo-Soprano
MartheSoprano
JésusTenor
JudasBass

Click here for La vie de Jésus (1863) by Ernest Renan.