Les diamants de la couronne

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Operas by Daniel Auber
La muette de Portici (1828) Fra Diavolo (1830) Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué (1833) Le cheval de bronze (1835) Le domino noir (1837) Les diamants de la couronne (1841) Haydée, ou Le Secret (1847) Manon Lescaut (1856)
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Les diamants de la couronne (The Crown Diamonds) is an opéra comique by the French composer Daniel Auber, first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on March 6, 1841. The libretto (in three acts) is by Auber's regular collaborator, Eugène Scribe with the help of Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.

Contents 1 Roles 2 Synopsis 3 Selected recordings 4 Source

[edit] Roles

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, March 6, 1841 (Conductor: - )
Barbarigo	bass
Bazano	bass
Catarina	soprano
Diana	soprano
Don Henrique de Sandoval	tenor
Don Sébastien d'Aveyro	tenor
Mugnoz	tenor
Rebolledo	bass

[edit] Synopsis

The plot concerns a Portuguese princess, Catarina, who intrigues with bandits after she is forced to sell the crown diamonds of the title.

[edit] Selected recordings

• Les diamants de la couronne Ghyslaine Raphanel, Mylène Mornet, Christophe Einhorn, Orchestre de Picardie; Cori Spezzati, conducted by Edmon Colomer (Mandala, 2001)

[edit] Source

• The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (1993)