| Work Title
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Le roi malgré lui
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| Alternative. Title
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Opéra comique en trois actes
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| Name Translations
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いやいやながらの王様; Król mimo woli; Le Roi malgré lui
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| Name Aliases
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Le roi malgre lui
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 4042147270418635700004; SUDOC: 259943614; BNF: 13910415g
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| Composer
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Chabrier, Emmanuel
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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D 55
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IEC 28
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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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1887
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| First Performance.
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1887-05-18 in Paris, Salle Favart (original version)
- Opéra-Comique Cast, Chorus, Orchestra, Jules Danbé (conductor)
1929-11-06 in Paris, Opéra-Comique (Carré's revised text)
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| First Publication.
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1887 - Paris: Enoch, Frères & Costallat, Plate E. F. & C. 1348, 437 pages
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| Librettist
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Émile de Najac (1828–1889) Paul Burani (1845–1901) Albert Carré (1852–1938), revised text
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| Language
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French
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| Dedication
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à Madame Victorin de Joncières
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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, chorus, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast (2 sopranos, 4 tenors, 4 baritones, 3 basses) Mixed ChorusOrchestra
- 2 flutes (both also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, side drum, 2 harps, strings
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
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