| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1810, rev. 1823 (2 acts) |
| Genre Categories | Lyric tragedies; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
| Work Title | Abel |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | La mort d'Abel, tragédie lyrique (2-act revised version) |
| Composer | Kreutzer, Rodolphe |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IRK 1 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1810, rev. 1823 (2 acts) |
| First Performance. | Paris, 23 March 1810 1823-March 17 (revised version, without "heavily criticized" 2nd act) |
| First Publication. | 1824 |
| Librettist | François-Benoît Hoffmann (1760-1828), based on the play Der Tod Abels (1758) by the Swiss poet Salomon Gessner (1730-1788) (with elements added from John Milton's Paradise Lost) |
| Language | French |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices, chorus, Orchestra |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |