L'ancêtre
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| L'ancêtre | |
|---|---|
| drame lyrique by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
 Saint-Saëns in 1900, photographed by Pierre Petit | |
| Librettist | Lucien Augé de Lassus |
| Language | French |
| Premiere | |
L'ancêtre ("The Ancestor") 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.
