La double épreuve, ou Colinette à la cour, is a comédie lyrique (comic opera) in three acts written by André Grétry in 1782 to a French libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre, based on Charles Simon Favart's .[1]
It was first performed on 1 January 1782 by the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin, and included choreography by Maximilien Gardel.[2]
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 1 January 1782[3] (Conductor: -) |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Alphonse, Duke of Milan | tenor | Étienne Lainez |
| Countess Amelie | soprano | Marie-Josephine Laguerre |
| Julien, in love with Colinette | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | Auguste-Athanase (Augustin) Chéron |
| Colinette | soprano | Josèphe-Eulalie Audinot |
| Bastien, in love with Justine | baritone | François Lays (also spelled Lay or Laïs) |
| Justine | soprano | "l'aînée" |
| Mathurine, Justine's mother | soprano | Suzanne Joinville |
| The bailiff | haute-contre[4] | M Tirot (also spelled Thirot) |
| A shepherd | ? | ? |
| A shepherdess | soprano | Mlle Rosalie |
| A gipsy | baritone | François Lays |
| A gipsy woman | soprano | Anne-Marie Jeanne Gavaudan "aînée" |
| A child, representing Cupid | soprano | Mlle Nanine |
| A boy of the village | ? | M Touvois |
| Fabrice, a confidant of the Prince | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | M. Moreau |
| A lady-in-waiting | soprano | Gertrude Girardin |
| An old man | haute-contre[5] | M Jalaguier |