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'''La fille du régiment''' (''La figlia del reggimento'' or ''The Daughter of the Regiment'') is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Text from the French of Georges Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. A slightly different Italian-language version (in translation by Callisto Bassi) was adapted to the tastes of the Italian public.
It was first performed on February 11, 1840, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, then at La Scala, Milan, October 30, 1840. It reached London at the Surrey Theatre, in English, on December 21 1847, and was repeated in the same season in Italian with Jenny Lind. New Orleans saw the first American performance, March 7, 1843. It was frequently performed in New York, the role of Marie being a favourite with Jenny Lind, Henriette Sontag, Pauline Lucca and Adelina Patti. It was presented at the Metropolitan Opera House with Marcella Sembrich and Charles Gilibert (Sulpice) in 1902-3. It was then at the Manhattan Opera House in 1909 with Luisa Tetrazzini, John McCormack and Charles Gilibert, and again with Frieda Hempel and Antonio Scotti in the same roles at the Metropolitan on December 17 1917.
This opera is famous for the aria ''"Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!"'', which has been called the "Mount Everest" for tenors, as it features 9 high Cs and comes comparatively early in the opera, giving the singer less time to warm up his voice. Many lesser tenors do not quite hit the notes (hitting B natural instead), especially as they come in rapid-fire succession and require considerable vocal dexterity. Luciano Pavarotti's stardom is reckoned from a perfomance alongside Joan Sutherland at the Metropolitan Opera, when he "leapt over the Beecher’s Brook of the string of high Cs with an aplomb that left everyone gasping." [1] More recently, Juan Diego Florez performed it at La Scala, and then, on popular demand, repeated it: "breaking a 70-year embargo on encores at the legendary Milanese opera house."
The opera is set near Bologna at the castle of the marchioness. (In the original the soldiers are Austrians, but on the stage they have been portrayed as Frenchmen.)
Marie, having been found on the battlefield as a baby by the soldiers of the second regiment, is adopted by them and follows her "fathers" as ''vivandière''. Her life is saved by the young Swiss Tonio. She loves him, and as she has sworn only to belong to a member of the regiment, he enlists. She is separated from her lover, however, as she is recognised as her niece by the marchioness from letters which the honest sergeant Sulpice has saved. Marie bids farewell to her beloved regiment and to her lover and follows her relative.
The second act takes place at the castle of the marchioness. Marie's only pleasure, notwithstanding her riches, is conversing with old Sulpice, who has become an invalid and is living at the castle. She is to marry the son of the duchess of Craquitorpi and is almost reconciled to her fate when she hears martial music. Her old regiment arrives and with it Tonio as an officer. She throws all her finery into a heap, joyfully hails the troops and rushes into Tonio's arms. The duchess indignantly retires, and when the marchioness, who turns out to be Marie's mother, gives her consent, amid universal rejoicing she is married to Tonio.
Chorus and ensemble. Duet between Sulpice and Marie: "Ha, it is she, the thunder, the joy"; Marie's song: "On the field of honour." Ensemble.) Tonio is to be shot as a spy, but is rescued by Marie, who declares that he has saved her life. (Marie's song of the regiment: "Does the world not know, does the world not say"; Love duet: "You love me"; Finale, chorus of soldiers; Tonio's song of the recruit: "I join your flag"; Marie's farewell: "Farewell, dear brothers."
Scene: "The young day arises"; Marie's aria of joy at the appearance of her old regiment: "Hail to thee, my country"; Terzett between her, Sulpice and Tonio: "At last we are united.") Finale: Marie tells the story of her life, the marchioness gives her consent and unites her with Tonio. (Final chorus: "Hail to thee, O my country."
'Commercial Recordings'
★ Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Edith Coates, Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, cond. Richard Bonynge, London, 1968, ''Decca''
★ June Anderson, Alfredo Kraus, Antoine Garcin, Hélia T'Hézan, Jean-Noël Bèguelin, Choeurs & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, cond. Bruno Campanella. Paris, 1986, ''EMI''.
★ Edita Gruberová, Deon Van der Walt, Hans Werner Bunz, Paul Hansen, Philippe Fourcade, Rosa Laghezza, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, cond. Marcello Panni. Munich. ''Nightingale''.
The original language of the text is French.
★ Libretto (French)
★ Libretto (Italian)
★ June Anderson sings "Salut à la France" from ''La fille du régiment'', Opéra-Comique in Paris, 1985.
★ Joan Sutherland sings "Salut à la France", The Ed Sullivan Show
★ Creative Commons MP3 Recording (Italian)
★ Online orchestral score
★ Online vocal score
★ Vivandière
★ Plot taken from ''The Opera Goer's Complete Guide'' by Leo Melitz. 1921 version.
★ Performance history: G. Kobbe, ''The Complete Opera Book'' (Putnam's, London & New York), First English edition 1922, 355-358.
| Contents |
| Performance history |
| Roles |
| Synopsis |
| Act I |
| Act II |
| Recordings |
| External links |
| See also |
| References |
Performance history
It was first performed on February 11, 1840, at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, then at La Scala, Milan, October 30, 1840. It reached London at the Surrey Theatre, in English, on December 21 1847, and was repeated in the same season in Italian with Jenny Lind. New Orleans saw the first American performance, March 7, 1843. It was frequently performed in New York, the role of Marie being a favourite with Jenny Lind, Henriette Sontag, Pauline Lucca and Adelina Patti. It was presented at the Metropolitan Opera House with Marcella Sembrich and Charles Gilibert (Sulpice) in 1902-3. It was then at the Manhattan Opera House in 1909 with Luisa Tetrazzini, John McCormack and Charles Gilibert, and again with Frieda Hempel and Antonio Scotti in the same roles at the Metropolitan on December 17 1917.
This opera is famous for the aria ''"Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!"'', which has been called the "Mount Everest" for tenors, as it features 9 high Cs and comes comparatively early in the opera, giving the singer less time to warm up his voice. Many lesser tenors do not quite hit the notes (hitting B natural instead), especially as they come in rapid-fire succession and require considerable vocal dexterity. Luciano Pavarotti's stardom is reckoned from a perfomance alongside Joan Sutherland at the Metropolitan Opera, when he "leapt over the Beecher’s Brook of the string of high Cs with an aplomb that left everyone gasping." [1] More recently, Juan Diego Florez performed it at La Scala, and then, on popular demand, repeated it: "breaking a 70-year embargo on encores at the legendary Milanese opera house."
Roles
| Premiere, February 11, 1840 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Marie, a vivandière | soprano | |
| Tonio, a young Swiss | tenor | |
| Sergeant Sulpice | bass | |
| The Marquise of Birkenfeld | contralto | |
| Hortensius | bass | |
| A corporal | bass | |
| A peasant | tenor | |
| The Duchess of Krakenthorp | soprano | |
| A notary | ||
| ''French soldiers, Swiss people, domestic servants of the Duchess'' | ||
Synopsis
The opera is set near Bologna at the castle of the marchioness. (In the original the soldiers are Austrians, but on the stage they have been portrayed as Frenchmen.)
Marie, having been found on the battlefield as a baby by the soldiers of the second regiment, is adopted by them and follows her "fathers" as ''vivandière''. Her life is saved by the young Swiss Tonio. She loves him, and as she has sworn only to belong to a member of the regiment, he enlists. She is separated from her lover, however, as she is recognised as her niece by the marchioness from letters which the honest sergeant Sulpice has saved. Marie bids farewell to her beloved regiment and to her lover and follows her relative.
The second act takes place at the castle of the marchioness. Marie's only pleasure, notwithstanding her riches, is conversing with old Sulpice, who has become an invalid and is living at the castle. She is to marry the son of the duchess of Craquitorpi and is almost reconciled to her fate when she hears martial music. Her old regiment arrives and with it Tonio as an officer. She throws all her finery into a heap, joyfully hails the troops and rushes into Tonio's arms. The duchess indignantly retires, and when the marchioness, who turns out to be Marie's mother, gives her consent, amid universal rejoicing she is married to Tonio.
Act I
Chorus and ensemble. Duet between Sulpice and Marie: "Ha, it is she, the thunder, the joy"; Marie's song: "On the field of honour." Ensemble.) Tonio is to be shot as a spy, but is rescued by Marie, who declares that he has saved her life. (Marie's song of the regiment: "Does the world not know, does the world not say"; Love duet: "You love me"; Finale, chorus of soldiers; Tonio's song of the recruit: "I join your flag"; Marie's farewell: "Farewell, dear brothers."
Act II
Scene: "The young day arises"; Marie's aria of joy at the appearance of her old regiment: "Hail to thee, my country"; Terzett between her, Sulpice and Tonio: "At last we are united.") Finale: Marie tells the story of her life, the marchioness gives her consent and unites her with Tonio. (Final chorus: "Hail to thee, O my country."
Recordings
'Commercial Recordings'
★ Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Edith Coates, Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, cond. Richard Bonynge, London, 1968, ''Decca''
★ June Anderson, Alfredo Kraus, Antoine Garcin, Hélia T'Hézan, Jean-Noël Bèguelin, Choeurs & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, cond. Bruno Campanella. Paris, 1986, ''EMI''.
★ Edita Gruberová, Deon Van der Walt, Hans Werner Bunz, Paul Hansen, Philippe Fourcade, Rosa Laghezza, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, cond. Marcello Panni. Munich. ''Nightingale''.
External links
The original language of the text is French.
★ Libretto (French)
★ Libretto (Italian)
★ June Anderson sings "Salut à la France" from ''La fille du régiment'', Opéra-Comique in Paris, 1985.
★ Joan Sutherland sings "Salut à la France", The Ed Sullivan Show
★ Creative Commons MP3 Recording (Italian)
★ Online orchestral score
★ Online vocal score
See also
★ Vivandière
References
★ Plot taken from ''The Opera Goer's Complete Guide'' by Leo Melitz. 1921 version.
★ Performance history: G. Kobbe, ''The Complete Opera Book'' (Putnam's, London & New York), First English edition 1922, 355-358.
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