Koukourgi
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LibrettistMélesville père
LanguageFrench
| Koukourgi | |
|---|---|
| Opéra comique by Luigi Cherubini | |
 Luigi Cherubini | |
| Librettist | Mélesville père |
| Language | French |
Koukourgi is a 1792 French-language comic opera by Luigi Cherubini to a libretto by Mélesville père, which was not performed in Cherubini's lifetime. The music was laid up for nearly forty years till four numbers were re-used in Ali Baba; ou, les Quarante Voleurs of 1833, to a libretto by Mélesville fils, Eugène Scribe, and with additional new music by the then elderly Cherubini.[1][2] The opera was reconstructed and premiered in celebration of the composer's 250th anniversary at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt in 2010.
