Le lac des fées
Opera by Daniel Auber
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Le lac des fées (The Fairy Lake) is a grand opera in five acts composed by Daniel Auber to a French libretto by Eugène Scribe and Mélesville (the pen name of Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier). The story is set in the Harz Mountains and based on a German ballad. The opera was premiered by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier on 1 April 1839.
Roles
| Role[1] | Voice type[2] | Premiere Cast,[3] 1 April 1839 (Conductor: ) |
|---|---|---|
| Zéila, young fairy | soprano | Maria Delorès Nau |
| Albert, student | tenor | Gilbert Duprez |
| Marguerite, innkeeper | soprano | Rosine Stoltz |
| Rodolphe de Cronembourg, seigneur châtelain | bass | Nicolas Levasseur |
| Issachar, Jewish merchant | tenor | Pierre François Wartel |
| Fritz, student, companion of Albert | bass | Ferdinand Prévôt |
| Conrad, student, companion of Albert | tenor | Alexis Dupont |
| Pickler, crook | bass | Molinier |
| Edda, young fairy | soprano | Élian Barthélemy |
| A young shepherd | soprano | Élian Barthélemy |