Gwendoline is an opera in two acts and three scenes by the French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, with a libretto by Catulle Mendès. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium on 10 April 1886. Further performances followed in Carlsruhe in 1889, Leipzig in 1890 and then in Lyons and Paris in 1893. Gwendoline was Chabrier's attempt to write a serious opera in the style of Richard Wagner.
| Librettist | Catulle Mendès |
| Date of composition | 1885 (1879-1885. Revised 1890) |
| Premiered | 1886, April 10th (Théâtre de la Monnaie) in Brussels, Belgium |
| First published | 1886 in Paris, France |
| Dedicated to | Dedicated to Madame la comtesse de Narbonne-Lara |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | D 37 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Gwendoline Voice (Tenor) - Armel Voice (Tenor) - Erick Voice (Baritone) - Aella Voice (Baritone) - Harald Voice (Bass) - A Dane |
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