Mireille (opera)
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Sapho (1851, rev. 1884) |
Mireille is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral's poem Mireio. It premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique, Paris on March 19, 1864.
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 19, 1864 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Mireille | soprano | Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho |
| Vincent, her lover | tenor | |
| Ourrias, a bull-tender | baritone | |
| Maître Ramon, father of Mireille | bass | |
| Taven, an old woman | mezzo-soprano | |
| Vincenette, Vincent's sister | soprano | |
| Andreloun, a shepherd | mezzo-soprano | |
| Maître Ambroise, father of Vincent | bass | |
| Clémence | soprano |

