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{{short description|1827 opera}}
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{{Italic title}}[[File:Pradher.JPG|thumb|Félicité Pradher in the role of Georgette in ''Le Roi et le batelier'']]{{Halévy operas}}'''''Le Roi et le batelier''''' (''The King and the oarsman'') is a one-act [[opéra comique]] by [[Fromental Halévy]] and Victor Rifaut, to a [[libretto]] by [[Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges|Saint-Georges]]. It was first performed on 8 November 1827 at the [[Opéra Comique]] in Paris.
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| type = [[Opéra comique]]
| composer = [[Fromental Halévy]]
| image = Pradher.JPG
| image_upright =
| caption = Félicité Pradher as Georgette
| translated_name = The King and the oarsman
| librettist = [[Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges]]
| language = French
| based_on =
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1827|11|08|df=y}}
| premiere_location = [[Opéra Comique]], Paris
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'''''Le Roi et le batelier''''' (''The King and the oarsman'') is a one-act [[opéra comique]] by [[Fromental Halévy]] and [[Victor Rifaut]], to a [[libretto]] by [[Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges|Saint-Georges]]. It was first performed on 8 November 1827 at the [[Opéra Comique]] in Paris.


==Background==
==Background==
''Le Roi et le batelier'' was the second of Halévy's operatic works to receive public performance. The music was written in collaboration with Victor Rifaut, who had won the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1821, two years after Halévy himself. The premiere took place on the birthday of King [[Charles X of France|Charles X]], and some flattering comparison of the King to the opera's hero [[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]] was obviously intended. The opera had thirteen performances, and has apparently never been revived.
''Le Roi et le batelier'' was the second of Halévy's operatic works to receive public performance. The music was written in collaboration with Victor Rifaut, who had won the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1821, two years after Halévy himself. The premiere took place on the birthday of King [[Charles X of France|Charles X]], and some flattering comparison of the King to the opera's hero [[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]] was obviously intended. The opera had thirteen performances, and has apparently never been revived.


A review of the original production in the English music journal ''[[The Harmonicon]]'' noted that the opera:
A review of the original production in the English music journal ''[[The Harmonicon]]'' noted that the opera:
<blockquote>can boast of a number of pieces of interest, particularly the introduction, a quartet, a trio, a chorus of prisoners, and a delightful duet, excellently given by Ferréol and Mademoiselle Pradher.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vV0PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=libretto+le+roi+et+le+batelier&source=bl&ots=1aNg571dbJ&sig=FV3VJsDeC5l-phlw5DfTqLe0-NE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iZ1WT_KBBtTB8QPypLD6CA&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=libretto%20le%20roi%20et%20le%20batelier&f=false The Harmonicon] in Google books</ref> </blockquote>
<blockquote>can boast of a number of pieces of interest, particularly the introduction, a quartet, a trio, a chorus of prisoners, and a delightful duet, excellently given by Ferréol and Mademoiselle Pradher.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vV0PAAAAYAAJ&dq=libretto+le+roi+et+le+batelier&pg=PA22 The Harmonicon] in Google books</ref> </blockquote>

==Roles==

{| class="wikitable"
!Role<ref>Libretto, in Google Books</ref>
!Voice type
!Premiere cast, 3 November 1827<br>(Conductor: - )
|-
|[[Henry IV of France|Henri IV]]
|
|Louis-Augustin Lemonnier
|-
|Duc de Bellegarde
|[[tenor (voice)|tenor]]
|Lefeuillade
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|Claude, a boatman
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|Jules Vizentini
|-
|André, a soldier, engaged to Georgette
|
|Louis Second Féréol
|-
|Gabrielle, Claude's wife
|
|Juliette Boulanger
|-
|Georgette, Gabrielle's sister
|
|[[Louis-Barthélémy Pradher|Félicité Pradher]]
|-
|Chorus: Prisoners, soldiers, peasants
|
|}


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
:Time: 1594:
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The opera is set in 1594 in Paris. Henri IV seeks to capture Paris without resort to battle. In disguise as a Parisian soldier, he gets the oarsman Claude to ferry him across the Seine. Pretending to smuggle supplies into the besieged city, the 'soldier' leads a convoy which in fact contains his army; Paris is thus taken peacefully and the citizens rejoice at the success of the King.
:Place: Paris.

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Henri IV seeks to capture Paris without resort to battle. In disguise as a Parisian soldier, he gets the oarsman Claude to ferry him across the river Seine. Pretending to smuggle supplies into the besieged city, the 'soldier' leads a convoy which in fact contains his army; Paris is thus taken peacefully and the citizens rejoice at the success of the King.

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{reflist}}
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'''Sources'''
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* Jordan, Ruth (1994). ''Fromental Halévy: His Life and Music''. London: Kahn and Averill {{ISBN|978-1-871082-51-7}} (p.&nbsp;29)


{{Fromental Halévy}}
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==Sources==
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* Jordan, Ruth (1994). ''Fromental Halévy: His Life and Music''. London: Kahn and Averill ISBN 9781871082517 (p. 29)


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Latest revision as of 07:42, 17 March 2023

Le Roi et le batelier
Opéra comique by Fromental Halévy
Félicité Pradher as Georgette
TranslationThe King and the oarsman
LibrettistJules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
LanguageFrench
Premiere
8 November 1827 (1827-11-08)
Opéra Comique, Paris

Le Roi et le batelier (The King and the oarsman) is a one-act opéra comique by Fromental Halévy and Victor Rifaut, to a libretto by Saint-Georges. It was first performed on 8 November 1827 at the Opéra Comique in Paris.

Background[edit]

Le Roi et le batelier was the second of Halévy's operatic works to receive public performance. The music was written in collaboration with Victor Rifaut, who had won the Prix de Rome in 1821, two years after Halévy himself. The premiere took place on the birthday of King Charles X, and some flattering comparison of the King to the opera's hero Henri IV was obviously intended. The opera had thirteen performances, and has apparently never been revived.

A review of the original production in the English music journal The Harmonicon noted that the opera:

can boast of a number of pieces of interest, particularly the introduction, a quartet, a trio, a chorus of prisoners, and a delightful duet, excellently given by Ferréol and Mademoiselle Pradher.[1]

Roles[edit]

Role[2] Voice type Premiere cast, 3 November 1827
(Conductor: - )
Henri IV Louis-Augustin Lemonnier
Duc de Bellegarde tenor Lefeuillade
Claude, a boatman Jules Vizentini
André, a soldier, engaged to Georgette Louis Second Féréol
Gabrielle, Claude's wife Juliette Boulanger
Georgette, Gabrielle's sister Félicité Pradher
Chorus: Prisoners, soldiers, peasants

Synopsis[edit]

Time: 1594:
Place: Paris.

Henri IV seeks to capture Paris without resort to battle. In disguise as a Parisian soldier, he gets the oarsman Claude to ferry him across the river Seine. Pretending to smuggle supplies into the besieged city, the 'soldier' leads a convoy which in fact contains his army; Paris is thus taken peacefully and the citizens rejoice at the success of the King.

References[edit]

Notes

  1. ^ The Harmonicon in Google books
  2. ^ Libretto, in Google Books

Sources

  • Jordan, Ruth (1994). Fromental Halévy: His Life and Music. London: Kahn and Averill ISBN 978-1-871082-51-7 (p. 29)
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