Les aventures du roi Pausole (The adventures of King Pausole) is an opérette in three acts with music by Arthur Honegger and a French libretto by Albert Willemetz, based on the 1901 novel by Pierre Louÿs. It was Honegger’s third operatic work, but his first in lighter vein, composed between May and November 1930, and dedicated to Fernand Ochsé. Excluding dialogue, there is around 75 minutes of music, making it longer than many of his more serious works. While showing the influence of Mozart, Chabrier and Messager, it contains a wide range of orchestral colours with occasional glances at jazz of the 1930s.
| Librettist | Albert Willemetz (Based on the 1901 novel by Pierre Louÿs.) |
| Date of composition | 1930 (1929-1930) |
| Premiered | 1930, December 12th (Théâtre des Bouffes-parisiens) in Paris, France |
| Type | Operetta |
| Catalogue | H 76 |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Baritone) - Le Roi Pausole Voice (Tenor) - Giglio, the king’s page Voice (Tenor) - The Grand Eunuch, Taxis Voice (Soprano) - The Fair Aline, daughter of the king Voice (Soprano) - Diane à la Houppe Voice (Soprano) - Thierrette Voice (Soprano) - La Reine Giselle Voice (Bass) - Le métayer Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Mirabelle Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Dame Perchuque Chorus/Choir |
| Autotranslations beta |
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