Le tableau parlant
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Le tableau parlant (The Talking Picture) is an opéra comique, described as a comédie-parade, in one act by André Grétry, The French text was by Louis Anseaume.
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Performance history
It was first performed on 20 September 1769 by the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 20 September 1769 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Isabelle | soprano | Marie-Jeanne Trial |
| Léandre | tenor | Antoine Trial |
| Cassandre | tenor | Jean-Louis Laruette |
| Pierrot | tenor | Jean-Baptiste Guignard |
| Columbine | soprano | Marie-Thérèse Laruette |
Synopsis
In the absence of Isabelle's lover Léandre, Cassandre persuades Isabelle to marry him instead. Cassandre leaves and in the meantime Léandre returns and Isabelle changes her mind. She asks Cassandre's portrait for his agreement to the changed state of affairs, only to find that Cassandre himself is concealed behind the picture.
Sources
- Amadeus Almanac, accessed 6 November 2008
- Tableau parlant, Le by Michael Fend, in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
