Fête Galante

Opera

Writers: Ethel Smyth Edward Shanks

Songs

Author's Note: This opera is mostly through-composed. The breakdown below is the author's own and may differ from other sources.

  • Sarabande
  • Musette ‘Hushed is the world, faded the light’ - Chorus
  • Puppet-Quartett ‘Since in deceit there is much pleasure’ - Four Puppets
  • Scene ‘Now see! The blossom from the bough is fallen’ - King, Columbine, Harlequin
  • Scene ‘I am amazed that Columbine could be so light’ - Queen, Pierrot, King
  • Aria ‘Pierrot! Did you hear what the King said?’ - Columbine
  • Duet ‘Columbine! Columbine!’ - Harlequin, Columbine
  • Aria ‘Oh! It is sweet to be alone!’ - Pierrot
  • Madrigal ‘Soul’s joy, now I am gone’ - Chorus
  • Scene and duet ‘Ah! What madness!’ - Queen, Lover
  • Trio ‘Lovers in bliss’ - Pierrot, Queen, Lover
  • Scene ‘Pierrot betrays me, with the Queen!’ - Columbine, Queen, Lover, Pierrot
  • Scene and Duet ‘Question him! He loves you, to you he will speak the truth’ - King, Columbine, Pierrot
  • Scene ‘I too bid you speak… since you spurn the claims of love’ - King, Pierrot
  • Dance and Chorus ‘Let the mad rout begin!’ - King, Chorus
  • Pierrot’s death ‘Hushed is the world’ - Chorus

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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