Charles VI (opera)

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Operas by Fromental Halévy
L'artisan (1827) Ludovic (1833) La Juive (1835) L'éclair (1835) La reine de Chypre (1841) Charles VI (1843) Le val d'Andorre (1847) Le Juif errant (1852) Le nabab (1853) Jaguarita l'Indienne (1855) Noé (completed 1885 by Bizet)
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Charles VI is a grand opera composed by Fromental Halevy to a libretto by Casimir and Germain Delavigne. The opera was premiered at the Paris Opera on 15 March 1843. 20th-century performances were rare, but the opera was revived at Compiègne in 2005.

The number "Guerre aux tyrants" ("War on tyrants") achieved separate fame as a song of political protest.^[1]

1 Roles
2 Synopsis
3 References
4 Sources
5 Links

[edit] Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, March 15, 1843 (Conductor: - )
Charles VI	baritone
Clisson	tenor
Dauphin	tenor
Isabelle de Bavière	soprano
Jean-sans-peur	bass
L'homme de la forêt du Mans	soprano
Louis	bass
Odette	mezzo-soprano
Raymond	bass

[edit] Synopsis

The story centres on King Charles VI of France after the battle of Agincourt, and his attempts to defeat the English invaders. In Act V the English are routed, while the King dies in the arms of his son.