Le val d'Andorre
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| Le val d'Andorre | |
|---|---|
| Opéra comique by Fromental Halévy | |
 Title Page of the Score (Paris 1851) | |
| Translation | The Valley of Andorra |
| Librettist | Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges |
| Language | French |
| Premiere | |
Le val d'Andorre (The Valley of Andorra) is an opéra comique by Fromental Halévy with a libretto by Saint-Georges. Although today almost completely forgotten, it was one of Halévy's greatest successes, running for 165 performances and restoring the then-precarious financial situation of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where it was given its premiere on 11 November 1848.
After the premiere, the reviewer of the Parisian Revue et gazette musicale wrote "This is the most brilliant total success ever recorded at the Opéra-Comique."
The opera was translated into German and produced in 1849 in Leipzig, where it was praised by Ignaz Moscheles – "Music of a genuine dramatic character, which has more flow of melody than his other operas. The subject is cleverly worked out and very impressive."[1] In 1850 it opened in London, to mediocre reviews, but was graced by a visit from Queen Victoria (for which the French cast had to be hurriedly coached to sing God Save the Queen).[2]
