Global InformationMarie Victoire information
| Marie Victoire | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Ottorino Respighi | |
 Respighi in 1912 | |
| Librettist | Edmond Guiraud |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Guiraud's play |
| Premiere | 27 January 2004 Teatro dell'Opera, Rome |
Marie Victoire (1912–1914, première 2004) is a French-language opera in four acts by the composer Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Edmond Guiraud (1879–1961) based on his French-language play of the same name, set in the French Revolution.
This opera was composed between 1912 and 1914[1] but, in spite of various plans, was not performed during the life of Respighi, due to the outbreak of World War I but also to the hostility towards the work of the wife of the composer, Elsa.[2]
It was premiered on 27 January 2004 at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome.[3][4]
Marie Victoire is an opera with a large number of characters, distinguished for the «frequent recourse to direct citations of revolutionary songs and court dances» and for a «vocal style that associates to the classical lyric singing the declamation and the arioso without veristic excesses».[5]
- ^ "Marie Victoire, l'opera mai vista". milanoartemoda.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Valente, Erasmo (29 January 2004). "La "Marie Victoire" di Respighi è una bella scoperta, ma che regia insensata". L'Unità (in Italian). p. 23. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Musicwebinternational review
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Marie Victoire, 27 January 2004". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Cappelletto, Sandro (1 February 2004). "Un'opera come un film di novizie e giacobini". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 33. Retrieved 4 January 2015.