Le Huron

Le Huron (The Huron) is a French opéra comique in two acts by André Grétry. The libretto is by Jean-François Marmontel based on the story L'Ingénu (1767) by Voltaire. It was the composer's first big success with Parisian audiences.

André Grétry
Operas
See also: Operas by Grétry

Performance history

It was first performed on 20 August 1768 by the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.

It was revived in 2010 and 2011:[1]

  • 12 December 2010, Bourgueil Abbey (France), conductor: Julien Dubruque (concert version)
  • 1 November 2011, Theatre Adyar (Paris, France), conductor: Julien Dubruque; stage director: Henri Dalem

Roles
Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 20 August 1768[1]
The Huron baritone Joseph "Giuseppe" Caillot
Gilotin tenor Jean-Louis Laruette
An officer tenor Jean-Baptiste Guignard, called Clairval
Saint-Yves bass
Mlle Saint-Yves soprano Marie-Thérèse Laruette
Kerkabon bass
Mlle Kerkabon soprano
Functionary spoken

Synopsis

The story is set in Brittany and concerns a love affair between a local girl and a man raised by the Huron Indians in America.

Sources
  1. Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Performances of Le Huron". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).

Further reading
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
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