L'Étoile
Opéra-bouffe in three acts
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SKU: BA.BA08708-90
Opéra-bouffe in three acts. Composed by Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier. Edited by Hugh MacDonald. Arranged by Karl-Heinz Müller. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Vocal score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08708-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08708-90).ISBN 9790006537853. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: French, German. Preface: Hugh Macdonald. Text: Leterrier, Eugène / Vanloo, Albert.
Chabrier was a master of the sensitive and complicated art of musical comedy, a field where he can be compared in equal measure to Offenbach, Rossini and Mozart. With L'Etoile, Chabrier composed a light-hearted opera which has increasingly enjoyed revivals in recent years.
The plot is introduced by King Ouf I who offers his subjects an execution every year on his birthday. Unfortunately, the problem now arises that no crime has recently been committed which might serve as a reason for an execution. Finally, he finds a would-be victim in the young Lazuli. However, Lazuli's fate is closely linked to the king's own life . . .
Full instrumentation: 5 soprano voice solos, 4 mezzo-soprano voice solos, 4 tenor voice solos, baritone voice solo, 2 bass voice solos, 2 speakers, mixed choir, 2 flutes (2 piccolos), oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 cornets, trombone, timpani, bells, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, strings.