Les barbares

Les barbares
tragédie lyrique by Camille Saint-Saëns
The composer in 1900, photographed by Pierre Petit
Librettist	Victorien Sardou Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi
Language	French
Premiere	October 1901 (1901-10) Palais Garnier, Paris

Les barbares is a 1901 tragédie lyrique in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Victorien Sardou and Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi.^[1] The opera was originally intended for the Roman theatre of Orange, in Provence, but instead premiered at the Paris Opéra Palais Garnier in October 1901.

Roles

• Floria - chief vestal virgin (soprano)
• Marcomir - leader of the Barbarians (tenor)
• Le Récitant (bass)
• Scaurus (bass)
• Le Veilleur (tenor)
• Hildibrath (baritone)
• Livie (contralto)
• Germains, légionnaires, romains, habitants d'Orange, vestales, femmes, enfants gallo-romains.

Recordings

• Les Barbares : Catherine Hunold (Floria), Julia Gertseva (Livie), Edgaras Montvidas (Marcomir), Jean Teitgen (Le Récitant / Scaurus), Shawn Mathey (Le Veilleur), Philippe Rouillon (Hildibrath / Le Grand Sacrificateur), Tigran Guiragosyan (Premier Habitant), Laurent Pouliaude (Second Habitant), Ghezlane Hanzazi (Une Femme) Choeur Lyrique et Orchestre Symphonique Saint-Étienne Loire, conducted Laurent Campellone. Ediciones singulares. 2015

References

1. Sabina Teller Ratner Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works 0198163207 2002