La Favorite

Author’s Note: This opera was originally written in French, but was made popular during the 20th century in an Italian version. In more recent years the French version has also become standard again, so both breakdowns are offered here.

Italian Version

• Sinfonia

Act One

• Introduction and chorus ‘Bell’alba foriera’ - Chorus, Fernando, Baldassarre
• Romance ‘Una vergine, un angel di Dio’ - Fernando
• Duet ‘E fia vero?’ - Fernando, Baldassarre
• Recitative and Chorus ‘Bei raggi lucenti’ - Ines, Chorus
• Aria and chorus ‘Dolce zeffiro’ - Ines, Chorus
• Recitative ‘Messaggera gentile’ - Fernando
• Duet ‘Ah! Mio bene, un Dio t’invia’ - Leonora, Fernando
• Scene ‘E l’uom, che la desia’ - Fernando, Ines
• Aria ‘Si, che un tuo solo accento’ - Fernando

Act Two

• Introduction ‘Giardini dell’Alcazar’ - Alfonso, Don Gasparo
• Scene and aria ‘Vien Leonora, a piedi tuoi’ - Alfonso
• Duet ‘Quando le soglie paterne varcai’ - Leonora, Alfonso
• Recitative ‘Poni tregua al dolor’ - Alfonso
• Dances
• Recitative ‘Ah! Sire!’ - Don Gasparo, Alfonso, Leonora, Baldassarre, Chorus
• Quartet and Finale II ‘Ah! Paventa il furor’ - Leonora, Don Gasparo, Alfonso, Baldassarre, Ines, Chorus

Act Three

• Prelude and recitative ‘A lei son presso alfine’ - Fernando, Don Gasparo, Alfonso
• Trio ‘A tanto amor’ - Leonora, Fernando, Alfonso
• Aria ‘O mio Fernando!’ - Leonora
• Recitative ‘Ines! Fia ver?’ - Leonora, Ines
• Chorus ‘Di già nella cappella’ - Chorus
• Recitative and Chorus Reprise ‘Ah! Che da tanta gioja’ - Fernando, Alfonso, Don Gasparo, Un Cavaliere, Chorus
• Scene and chorus ‘Questo e troppo in mi fe’ - Don Gasparo
• Scene and Finale III ‘Per me del ciel si dispiega il favor’ - Fernando, Don Gasparo, Baldassarre, Leonora, Alfonso, Chorus

Act Four

• Introduction and chorus ‘Splendon più belle in ciel le stelle’ - Chorus, Baldassarre
• Recitative ‘Figlio diletto, al padre tu sol rimani’ - Baldassare, Fernando
• Romance ‘Spirto gentil’ - Fernando
• Recitative and chorus ‘Che fino al ciel la nostra prece ascenda’ - Baldassare, Fernando, Leonora, Chorus
• Duet and Finale ‘Pietoso al par del Nume’ - Leonora, Fernando, Chorus

French Version

• Sinfonia

Act One

• Introduction and chorus ‘Pieux monastere!’ - Chorus, Fernand, Balthazar
• Romance ‘Un ange, une femme inconnue’ - Fernand
• Duet ‘Toi, mon fils’ - Fernando, Balthazar
• Recitative and Chorus ‘Rayons dores’ - Inês, Chorus
• Aria and chorus ‘Doux zephyr’ - Ines, Chorus
• Recitative ‘Gentile messagere’ - Fernand
• Duet ‘Mon idole’ - Leonor, Fernand
• Scene ‘Celui qui vient la chercher’ - Fernand, Ines
• Aria ‘Oui, ta voix m’inspire’ - Fernand

Act Two

• Introduction ‘Jardins de l’Alcazar’ - Alphonse, Don Gaspar
• Scene and aria ‘Leonor, viens’ - Alphonse
• Duet ‘Quand j’ai quitté la château de mon père' - Leonor, Alphonse
• Recitative ‘Que ta douleur s'arrête!' - Alphonse
• Dances
• Recitative ‘Ah! Sire!’ - Don Gaspar, Alphonse, Leonor, Balthazar, Chorus
• Quartet and Finale II ‘Redoutez la fureur' - Leonor, Don Gaspar, Alphonse, Balthazar, Ines, Chorus

Act Three

• Prelude and recitative ‘Me voici donc pres d’elle’ - Fernand, Don Gaspar, Alphonse
• Trio ‘Pour tant d’amour’ - Leonor, Fernand, Alphonse
• Aria ‘O mon Fernand!’ - Leonor
• Recitative 'Inês! viens’ - Leonor, Ines
• Chorus 'Déjà dans la chapelle’ - Chorus
• Recitative and Chorus Reprise - Fernand, Alphonse, Don Gaspar, Un Seigner, Chorus
• Scene and chorus ‘Quel marché de bassesse!’ - Don Gaspar
• Scene and Finale III ‘Pour moi du ciel la faveur se déploie' - Fernand, Don Gaspar, Balthazar, Leonor, Alphonse, Chorus

Act Four

• Introduction and chorus 'Frères, creusons l’asile’ - Chorus, Balthazar
• Recitative ‘Dans un instant, mon frère' - Balthazar, Fernand
• Romance ‘Ange si pur’ - Fernand
• Recitative and chorus ‘Es-tu pret?’ - Balthazar, Fernand, Leonor, Chorus
• Duet and Finale ‘Va-t-en d’ici!’ - Leonora, Fernando, Chorus