Jocelyn (opera)

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1888 opera by Benjamin Godard

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::summary 1888 opera by Benjamin Godard ::

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nameJocelyn
composerBenjamin Godard
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captionThe composer
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languageFrench
based_onpoem by Alphonse de Lamartine
premiere_date
premiere_locationLa Monnaie, Brussels
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| name = Jocelyn | composer = Benjamin Godard | image = Benjamin Godard.jpg | caption = The composer | librettist = {{plainlist|

This opera is remembered for Godard's most enduring composition, the tender berceuse (lullaby) for tenor, "Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore" commonly known in English as Angels Guard Thee.

Jocelyn premièred on 25 February 1888 at Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels with Pierre-Émile Engel creating the title role. A production with a new cast, including Capoul in the title role, opened in Paris at the Théâtre-Lyrique-National on 13 October the same year.

Roles

::data[format=table] | Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 25 February 1888 (conductor: Joseph Dupont) | |---|---|---| | Laurence | soprano | Rose Caron | | Julie | soprano | Storrelle | | Young mountain girl | mezzo-soprano | Angèle Legault | | Jocelyn's mother | mezzo-soprano | L Van Besten | | Jocelyn | tenor | Pierre-Émile Engel | | Julie's fiancé | baritone | Rouyer | | The bishop | bass-baritone | Arthur Henri Seguin | | Laurence's father | baritone | Jacques Isnardon | | Old man | bass | Jules Vinche | | Old shepherd | | Jules Vinche | | Gaoler | bass | Frankin | ::

Recordings

The popular Berceuse has been recorded by many tenors, including Victor Capoul, John McCormack, Beniamino Gigli, Tino Rossi, Edmond Clément, Richard Crooks, Nicolai Gedda, Jussi Björling and Plácido Domingo, as well as by the cellist Pablo Casals. A notable piano trio arrangement was recorded by the Eroica Trio.

Sources

References

  1. Possibly Sir Daniel Fitzgerald Packenham Barton, the counsul general after whom [http://www.ville-geneve.ch/plan-ville/parcs-jardins-plages-bains-publics/parc-barton/ the park in Geneva] is named.
  2. Upton and Borowski (1947) p. 182
  3. The cast lists from the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie digital archives, Casaglia (2005), and Godard (1888, First edition of the score) are not in complete agreement with other.
  4. Godard, Benjamin (1888) [http://imslp.org/wiki/Jocelyn,Op.100(Godard,_Benjamin) Vocal score: ''Jocelyn'' Op.100]. Casaglia (2005) names the singer as Franklyn.
  5. Godard, Benjamin (1888) [http://imslp.org/wiki/Jocelyn,Op.100(Godard,_Benjamin) Vocal score: ''Jocelyn'' Op.100]. Casaglia (2005) names the singer as Rouyer
  6. Godard, Benjamin (1888) [http://imslp.org/wiki/Jocelyn,Op.100(Godard,_Benjamin) Vocal score: ''Jocelyn'' Op.100]
  7. The ''Berceuse'' is ubiquitous in cello encore albums.

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