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Composed in 1850 by Franz Liszt, this work for organ is based on a chorale melody from Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Le Prophète. The fantasy section employs the chorale as a cyclic thematic element, culminating in a triple fugue of considerable length and complexity. At approximately 30 minutes in perf...
“Les Patineurs,” choreographed by Michel Degroas in 1964, is a technically demanding ballet renowned for its intricate fouetté turns and rapid changes of direction performed by male dancers, showcasing a unique blend of athleticism and grace within the classical repertoire.
Les Huguenots is a five-act French grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, premiered at the Paris Opera in 1836. Against the conflict between Catholics and Protestants, it follows the doomed relationship of the Huguenot Raoul and the Catholic Valentine...
L'Africaine is a five-act French grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe, first performed in Paris in 1865 after the composer's death. Despite its established title, the action concerns the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama and an imagined queen named Sélika, with much of...
Le prophète is a five-act French grand opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, first performed at the Paris Opéra in 1849. Its fictionalized story follows Jean de Leyde, who is manipulated by Anabaptist leaders and proclaimed a prophet and king during the Mü...
Robert le diable is a five-act opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with a French libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. Premiered at the Paris Opera in 1831, it became an important early model for French grand opera through its large-scale staging, historical-fantastic subject, ballet, and elabora...
