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Description:Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber (17821871) was long considered one of the most typically French as well as one of the most successful of the opera composers of the 19th century. Although musically gifted, he initially chose commerce as a career, but soon realized that his future lay in music. He studied under Cherubini, and it was not long before his opera-comique La Bergere Chateleine (1820), written at the age of 38, established him as an operatic composer. Perhaps the greatest turning point in Aubers life was his meeting with the librettist Eugene Scribe (17911861), with whom he developed a long and illustrious working partnership that only ended with Scribes death. Success followed success; works such as Le Macon (1825) and La Muette de Portici (1828) brought Auber public fame and official recognition. In 1829 he was appointed a member of the Institut, in 1839 Director of Concerts at Court, in 1842 Director of the Conservatoire, in 1852 Musical Director of the Imperial Chapel, and in 1861 Grand Officer of the Legion dHonneur.Auber seems to have been fated to live in revolutionary times; during his long life no less than four revolutions took place in France (1789, 1830, 1848, 1870). Aubers famous historical grand opera La Muette de Portici (also known by its heros name as Masaniello) is perhaps unsurprisingly based on revolution, depicting the 1647 Neapolitan uprising against Spanish rule. It is a key work in operatic history, and has a revolutionary history itself: it was a performance of this work in Brussels in 1830 that helped spark the revolution that led to the separation of Belgium from Holland. It was a revolution that hastened Aubers death at the old age of 89. He died on 12 May 1871 as a result of a long illness aggravated by the privations and dangers of the Siege of Paris. He had refused to leave the city he had always loved, even after his house had been set on fire by the petroleurs et petroleuses. In a twist of fate, a mark had been placed on the house of the composer of Masaniello, the very voice of Romantic liberty!Aubers overtures were once instantly recognizable, favourites of the light Classical repertoire. His gracious melodies and dance rhythms had a huge influence, both on piano and instrumental music, and on the genre of Romantic comic opera, especially in Germany. Musical tastes and fashions have changed, and contemporary audiences are more accustomed to the heavier fare of verismo, Wagnerian transcendentalism, and twentieth-century experimentalism. The operas themselves, apart from Fra Diavolo (1830), are seldom performed, yet Aubers elegant, delicate and restrained art remains as appealing to the discerning listener as ever it was.LEnfant prodigue, an opera in five acts, with libretto by Eugene Scribe, was first performed at the Academie nationale de musique (Salle de la rue Le Peletier) on 6 December 1850. The story is derived from the famous parable in St Lukes Gospel (ch. 15). The scene is set in Old Testament times, in Ancient Israel and Egypt.Azael, the only son of Reuben, a poor Israelite, leaves the paternal home and his betrothed Jephtele to go and sample the pleasures promised by the great city of Memphis. He ruins himself in gambling and is seduced by the courtesan Nephte and the dancer Lia. Rejected and destitute, he is rescued from the Nile in act 4 by the leader of a caravan, and is reduced to tending a flock of sheep. In the final act the prodigal son comes to his senses, and returns home to throw himself into his loving fathers arms. Scribe produced a libretto without dramatic action, which, however, provided good static situations for the composer. The orchestral details are full of subtle interest and charm. The overture is the longest Auber wrote (466 bars). It is divided into three main sections, focusing attention on the tragic aspects of the story. The music unfolds the programme of the action, rehearsing the scenario in symbolic transmutation. The fleshpo"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: L Enfant Prodigue. To get started finding Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: L Enfant Prodigue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1299645526

Description: Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber (17821871) was long considered one of the most typically French as well as one of the most successful of the opera composers of the 19th century. Although musically gifted, he initially chose commerce as a career, but soon realized that his future lay in music. He studied under Cherubini, and it was not long before his opera-comique La Bergere Chateleine (1820), written at the age of 38, established him as an operatic composer. Perhaps the greatest turning point in Aubers life was his meeting with the librettist Eugene Scribe (17911861), with whom he developed a long and illustrious working partnership that only ended with Scribes death. Success followed success; works such as Le Macon (1825) and La Muette de Portici (1828) brought Auber public fame and official recognition. In 1829 he was appointed a member of the Institut, in 1839 Director of Concerts at Court, in 1842 Director of the Conservatoire, in 1852 Musical Director of the Imperial Chapel, and in 1861 Grand Officer of the Legion dHonneur.Auber seems to have been fated to live in revolutionary times; during his long life no less than four revolutions took place in France (1789, 1830, 1848, 1870). Aubers famous historical grand opera La Muette de Portici (also known by its heros name as Masaniello) is perhaps unsurprisingly based on revolution, depicting the 1647 Neapolitan uprising against Spanish rule. It is a key work in operatic history, and has a revolutionary history itself: it was a performance of this work in Brussels in 1830 that helped spark the revolution that led to the separation of Belgium from Holland. It was a revolution that hastened Aubers death at the old age of 89. He died on 12 May 1871 as a result of a long illness aggravated by the privations and dangers of the Siege of Paris. He had refused to leave the city he had always loved, even after his house had been set on fire by the petroleurs et petroleuses. In a twist of fate, a mark had been placed on the house of the composer of Masaniello, the very voice of Romantic liberty!Aubers overtures were once instantly recognizable, favourites of the light Classical repertoire. His gracious melodies and dance rhythms had a huge influence, both on piano and instrumental music, and on the genre of Romantic comic opera, especially in Germany. Musical tastes and fashions have changed, and contemporary audiences are more accustomed to the heavier fare of verismo, Wagnerian transcendentalism, and twentieth-century experimentalism. The operas themselves, apart from Fra Diavolo (1830), are seldom performed, yet Aubers elegant, delicate and restrained art remains as appealing to the discerning listener as ever it was.LEnfant prodigue, an opera in five acts, with libretto by Eugene Scribe, was first performed at the Academie nationale de musique (Salle de la rue Le Peletier) on 6 December 1850. The story is derived from the famous parable in St Lukes Gospel (ch. 15). The scene is set in Old Testament times, in Ancient Israel and Egypt.Azael, the only son of Reuben, a poor Israelite, leaves the paternal home and his betrothed Jephtele to go and sample the pleasures promised by the great city of Memphis. He ruins himself in gambling and is seduced by the courtesan Nephte and the dancer Lia. Rejected and destitute, he is rescued from the Nile in act 4 by the leader of a caravan, and is reduced to tending a flock of sheep. In the final act the prodigal son comes to his senses, and returns home to throw himself into his loving fathers arms. Scribe produced a libretto without dramatic action, which, however, provided good static situations for the composer. The orchestral details are full of subtle interest and charm. The overture is the longest Auber wrote (466 bars). It is divided into three main sections, focusing attention on the tragic aspects of the story. The music unfolds the programme of the action, rehearsing the scenario in symbolic transmutation. The fleshpo"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: L Enfant Prodigue. To get started finding Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber: L Enfant Prodigue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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