Les Barbares

Les Barbares
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Les Barbares was premiÃ¨red at the Paris OpÃ©ra (Palais Garnier) in October 1901, having originally been intended for the Roman theatre of Orange, in Provence. Rather than concentrating on bloodshed and slaughter, the plot focuses on the evolution of the relationship between Floria, the chief vestal, and Marcomir, the leader of the Barbarians, with the musical interest of the opera culminating furthermore in their splendid duet at the end of Act II. Saint-SaÃ«ns, like Massenet too at that time, shows here his ability to adapt his style to suit his literary inspiration. Les Barbares is in the same vein as Berliozs Les Troyens and contemporary with FaurÃ©s PÃ©nÃ©lope. The composer does not hesitate to call the work a tragÃ©die lyrique, since it has features of that eighteenth-century genre. We also note an allusion to the 1870 Franco-Prussian war.
Country USA
Brand EDICIONES SINGULARES
Manufacturer Ediciones Singulares
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2014-11-18
UnitCount 2
EANs 9788461712809

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