île de Merlin, ou Le monde renversé, L’ (Merlin’s Island, or the World Upended)
Classification added June 17, 2019Premiered October 3, 1758
Vienna, Austria. Schönbrunn Palace Theater
Composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Louis Anseaume
Description:
Opera in One Act
Notes:
Based on Alain René Lesage and D’Orneval’s 1718 vaudeville comedy Le monde renversé
Time Period:
Unspecified
Place:
A desert island
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Pierrot | Baritone | L |
| Scapin | Baritone | L |
| Argentine | Soprano | F |
| Diamantine | Soprano | F |
| Hippocratine | Soprano | S |
| Merlin | Tenor | S |
| Philosopher | Tenor | S |
| M. de la Candeur | Tenor | S |
| Hanif | Tenor | S |
| Chevalier de Catonville | Tenor | B |
| M. Prud’homme | Bass | B |
| Zerbin | Spoken | B |
Minimum Chorus: No chorus