L'ancêtre

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L'ancêtre
drame lyrique by Camille Saint-Saëns
Saint-Saëns circa 1895
Librettist	Lucien Augé de Lassus
Language	French
Premiere	Opéra de Monte-Carlo

L'ancêtre ("The Anscestor") is a 1905 drame lyrique in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Lucien Augé de Lassus (1841-1914).^[1]

The opera premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on February 24, 1906, and was directed by Raoul Gunsbourg and conducted by Léon Jehin.^[2] Celebrated soprano Geraldine Farrar created the role of Margarita.^[3] The vocal score, published in 1906 by Durand et Fils of Paris has a dedication to Albert I, Prince of Monaco.^[4]

The plot is set during the First French Empire in Corsica, which composer and librettist visited together, looking for local colour.

Roles[]

• Raphaël, ermite ("hermit") (baritone)
• Tébaldo, de la famille de Piétra Néra ("of the Piétra Néra family") (tenor)
• Bursica, porcher, serviteur des Fabiani ("pigherder, servant of the Fabiani [family]") (bass)
• Nunciata, de la famille des Fabiani ("of the Fabianai family") (soprano)
• Margarita, sœur de lait de Vanina ("foster sister of Vanina") (soprano)
• Vanina, petite-fille de Nunciata ("granddaughter of Nunciata") (contralto)

Parents, serviteurs des deux familles Piétra Néra et Fabiani ("Parents, servants of the two families: Piétra Néra and Fabiani")

References[]

See also[]

• Free score of L'ancêtre at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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