Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (opera) explained
Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle is a 1905 opera by Spyridon Samaras to a French-language libretto by Paul Milliet based on the 1839 play by Alexandre Dumas. The opera was however premiered in Italian at Genoa with a new Italian text by Amintore Galli.[1] [2]
Recording
- Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (French version) Angelo Simos, Tassis Christoyannis, Pavlos Maropoulos, Pantelis Kontos, Kaval Choir of Sofia, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Byron Fidetzis Naxos 2CD 2020
Notes and References
- Book: . Cronologie, saggi, testimonianze. Mario Morini. Nandi Ostali. Piero Ostali. 1995. 763. Mademoiselle de Nelle-Isle, commedia lirica in quattro atti libretto di Paul Milliet (dall' omonima commedia di Alexandre Dumas) versione ritmica italiana di Amintore Galli prima rappresentazione Politeama di Genova, 8 novembre ....
- Book: Paul. Fryer. Olga. Usova. Lina Cavalieri: The Life of Opera's Greatest Beauty, 1874–1944. 2014. 67. The second work in which she performed in Genoa was something of a curiosity: the world premiere of Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle, by the Greek composer Spiro Samara. Based on a story by Alexandre Dumas père, with an Italian text by Galli ....