La fille du régiment
Opera
Writers:Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges Jean-François Bayard Gaetano Donizetti
Overview
Synopsis
Marie, the adopted daughter of the 21st Regiment of the French army, has fallen in love with a young man who has saved her life. This young man just so happens to be from an enemy nation. Fortunately, the regiment backs down when they hear of how the young man saved their lovely Marie. The two love each other and plan to wed, but a wrench is thrown into their plans, when news about Marie’s birth family arises and she must leave the regiment. Marie, Tonio, and all the soldiers of the regiment are distraught and none seem able to deal with the change. Tonio resolves to rescue Marie with the aid of the other soldiers, will he be successful? With its lovely melodies, vocal fireworks, and quick wit La Fille du Régiment is the perfect piece to brighten your day.
Show Information
- Music
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Category
- Opera
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1840
- Genres
- Comedy
- Settings
- Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- mountains of the swiss tyrol, 1815
- Cast Size
- medium
- Orchestra Size
- Large
- Dancing
- Optional
- Licensor
- None/royalty-free
- Ideal For
- Professional Opera, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Child, Early Teen Characters, Medium Cast
Context
La Fille du Régiment is one of the most cherished comic operas. It has been a constant force on the opera stage since it was created and has always been a vehicle for opera’s most virtuosic and transcendent stars. The most notable of these stars was none other than the young tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, who in singing Tonio’s great aria “Ah! Mes amis!” which boasts nine high C’s, became the “King of the High-C”. More recently, this aria has again been one to gain recognition. Juan Diego Florez
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Act One In a valley in the Tyrolean mountains, a group of peasants gather on high ground on lookout for approaching troops (“L’ennemi s’avance”). They, along with their wives and daughters pray for protection from an oncoming battle. The Marquise de Berkenfeld and her steward Hortensius, have been caught in the middle of the war and are currently stuck in the valley with the peasants (“Pour une femme de mon nom”). A battle rages not far from the valley, and soon an old Sergeant of the
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| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Soprano |
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Lead |
Male |
Tenor |
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Supporting |
Male |
Bass |
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Supporting |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Male |
Bass |
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Supporting |
Male |
Bass |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Male |
Tenor |
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Featured |
Male |
Spoken |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Spoken |
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Ensemble |
Either Gender |
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Bass |
Songs
- Overture
- L’ennemi s’avance (chorus)
- Pour une femme de mon nom (Marquise)
- La voila, la voila (Marie, Sulpice)
- Chacun le sait (Marie, Tonio, Chorus)
- Quoi! Vous m’aimez? (Marie, Tonio)
- Rataplan, Rataplan (chorus)
- Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fete! (Tonio, chorus)
- Il faut partir, mes bons compagnons d’armes (Marie, Chorus)
- Act 2
- Entracte
- Le jour naissait dan le bocage (Marie, Marquise, Sulpice)
- Par le rang et par l’opulence (Marie)
- Tous les trois réunis (Marie, Tonio, Sulpice)
- Pour me rapprocher de Marie (Tonio)
- Finale - Mais o ciel! Quel bruit! Quel eclat! (Marie, Tonio, Sulpice, Marquis, Hortensius, 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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