The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33, also known by its French language title L'amour des trois oranges (Russian: Любовь к трём апельсинам, Lyubov' k tryom apel'sinam), is a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev. Its French libretto was based on the Italian play L'amore delle tre melarance by Carlo Gozzi. The opera premiered at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on 30 December 1921.
| Original Name | The Love for Three Oranges |
| Librettist | Sergei Prokofiev and Vera Janacopoulos (After a Russian adaptation by Vsevolod Meyerhold of the Italian play "L'amore delle tre melarance" by Carlo Gozzi) |
| Date of composition | 1921 |
| Premiered | 1921, December 30th (Auditorium Theatre) in Chicago, IL, United States |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Op. 33 |
| Approx. duration | 100 minutes |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
- Le Roi de Trèfle, père du prince (King of Clubs, ruler of an imaginary kingdom)
Voice (Tenor) - Le Prince (The Prince) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - La Princesse Clarice, nièce du roi (Princess Clarice, the king's niece) Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Léandre, Premier ministre du roi (Leandro, the prime minister) Voice (Tenor) - Truffaldino, jongleur (Truffaldino, the court jester) Voice (Baritone) - Pantalon, conseiller du roi (Pantalone, the king's advisor) Voice (Bass) - Tchélio, magicien protecteur du roi (Tchelio, a magician) Voice (Soprano) - Fata Morgana, sorcière protectrice de Léandre (Fata Morgana, a witch) Voice (Tenor) - Linette, princesse enfermée dans l'orange (Princess Linette, Orange No. 1) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Nicolette, princesse enfermée dans l'orange (Princess Nicolette, Orange No. 2) Voice (Soprano) - Ninette, princesse enfermée dans l'orange (Princess Ninette, Orange No. 3) Voice (Bass) - La Cuisinière, basse enrouée (Cook, giant custodian of the three oranges) Voice (Baritone) - Farfarello, démon (Farfarello, a demon) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Sméraldine, servante noire de Fata Morgana (Smeraldina, Fata Morgana's servant) Voice (Bass) - Le Héraut (Herald) Voice (Tenor) - Le Maître de cérémonies (Master of Ceremonies) Chorus/Choir - Les Ridicules, les Tragiques, les Comiques, les Lyriques, les Têtes vides, les Médecins, les Petits Diables, les Courtisans (Advocates of Tragedy, Comedy, Lyric Drama, and Farce; Ten "Ridicules" (Cranks); little demons; courtiers, monsters, drunkards, g Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33bis
● Sergei Prokofiev: March and Scherzo from "The Love for Three Oranges", Op. 33ter |
| Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Prokofiev: L'amour des trois oranges, Op. 33 Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev: L'amour des trois oranges, Op. 33 Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew: L'amour des trois oranges, Op. 33 |