La reine de Saba (The Queen of Sheba) is a grand opera in four or five acts by Charles Gounod to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré inspired by Gérard de Nerval's Le voyage en Orient. It was premiered at the Salle Le Peletier by the Paris Opera on February 28, 1862. The magnificent, first production was directed by Eugène Cormon, with costumes designed by Alfred Albert and Paul Lormier, and scenery by Édouard Desplechin (Act I), Charles-Antoine Cambon and Joseph Thierry (Acts II and IV, scene 2), Hugues Martin (Act III), and Joseph Nolau and Auguste-Alfred Rubé (Act IV, scene 1).
| Original Name | La reine de Saba |
| Librettist | Jules Barbier; Michel Carré (inspired by Gérard de Nerval's Le voyage en Orient) |
| Date of composition | 1862 |
| Premiered | 1862, February 28th (Salle Le Peletier) in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Balkis, the queen
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Bénoni Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Sarahil Voice (Tenor) - Adoniram, sculptor and architect of the first temple Voice (Bass) - Soliman, the biblical Solomon Voice (Tenor) - Amrou Voice (Baritone) - Phanor Voice (Bass) - Méthousaël Voice (Bass) - Sadoc Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Les Sabéennes (Berceuse de l'opéra La reine de Saba), S. 408
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| Autotranslations beta |
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