La Légende de Saint-Julien L’hospitalier is an 1897 opera by Camille Erlanger based on the story of the same name by Gustave Flaubert. It was Erlanger's first opera, and following a concert performance at the conservatoire in 1894 was produced at the Opera-comique, Paris, in 1897.[1]
Recording
- Lucien Lovano, Jean Giraudeau, Pierre Germain, Christine Cloez, Pierre Rol, Nadine Sauterreau, Orchestre de Radio-Lyrique de Paris, Tony Aubin AAD, 1954
References
- ^ Gustave Flaubert, ed. Francis Steegmuller The Letters of Gustave Flaubert: 1857-1880 - 1980 - -0674526406 Page 261
Saint Julien would also provide the subject of an opera, Saint Julien l'Hospitalier, legende dramatique, music by Camille Erlanger, libretto by Marcel Luguet, first produced at the Paris Conservatory in 1894. A symphonic excerpt from the score, entitled La Chasse fantastique [The Fantastic Hunt], became a popular orchestral number after being applauded at one of the Sunday "Concerts de 1'Opera" in 1895. (Enciclopedia della Spettacolo.)
