Work Title
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Le cheval de bronze
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Alternative. Title
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Opéra-féerie en trois actes
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Name Translations
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Le Cheval de bronze; 青銅の馬
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Authorities
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Wikipedia; BNF: 396842584
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Composer
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Auber, Daniel François Esprit
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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AWV 25
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IDA 7
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1834-35
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First Performance.
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1835-03-28 in Paris, Salle de la Bourse
- Opéra-Comique, Henri Valentino (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1835 - Paris: Troupenas
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Librettist
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Eugène Scribe (1791-1861)
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Language
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French
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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85 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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- Cast
- Prince Yang (tenor)
Stella (soprano) Tsing-Sing (tenor) Tchin-Kao (baritone) Tao-Jin (soprano) Péki (soprano) Yan-Ko (tenor) Lo-Mangli (soprano)
- Mixed Chorus
- Stella's ladies, Soldiers and Lords, Peasants
- Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, tam-tam, harp, strings
- Onstage Instruments
- 2 trumpets, 3 trombones
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Le cheval de bronze'
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Discography
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MusicBrainz
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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A complete (or mostly complete?) recording was released on Orfeo early in 2020.
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