27 Apr 2008
MASSENET: Chérubin
Chérubin: Comédie chantée in three acts.
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Music composed by Jules Massenet. Libretto by Henri Cain and Francis de Croisset after the latter’s play.
First Performance: 14 February 1905, Monte Carlo Opéra.
| Principal Characters: | |
| Chérubin | Soprano |
| L´Ensoieillad | Soprano |
| Nina | Soprano |
| La Comtesse | Soprano |
| La Baronne | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Le Philosophe | Bass or Baritone |
| Le Compte | Baritone |
| Le Duc | Tenor |
| Le Baron | Baritone |
| Le Capitaine Ricardo | Tenor |
| L´Hôtelier | Baritone |
| Un officier (très grand) | Bass |
Massenet´s comedy explores the love affairs of Cherubino, the amorous page of The Marriage of Figaro, the second play in the Beaumarchais Figaro trilogy. The title-rôle was designed for Mary Garden, Debussy´s first Mélisande.
[Source: Naxos]