Cinq-Mars was initially performed at the Opéra-Comique on April 5, 1877. The work's reception was lukewarm: "If [it] adds nothing to the glory of Gounod, neither does it diminish it." Some critics seized on the straddling of the genres of grand opéra and opéra comique; a second edition (Léon Grus, n.d.) contains recitatives for the very few spoken scenes as well as an Act III cantabile for de Thou, written for the La Scala production.
| Librettist | Paul Poirson; Louis Gallet (adapted from Alfred de Vigny's historical novel) |
| Premiered | 1877, April 5th (Opéra-Comique) in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Le marquis de Cinq-Mars
Voice (Baritone) - Le conseiller de Thou Voice (Bass) - Père Joseph, an emissary of Cardinal Richelieu Voice (Baritone) - Le vicomte de Fontrailles Voice (Bass) - Le roi (Louis XIII of France) Voice (Bass) - Chancellor Voice (Tenor) - De Montmort Voice (Bass) - De Montrésor Voice (Baritone) - De Brienne Voice (Tenor) - De Monglat Voice (Baritone) - De Château-Giron Voice (Bass) - Eustache, a spy Voice (Soprano) - Princesse Marie de Gonzague Voice (Soprano) - Marion Delorme Voice (Soprano) - Ninon de l'Enclos Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Charles Gounod: Cinq-Mars "Une conjuration sous Louis XIII" Charles Gounod: Cinq-Mars "Une conjuration sous Louis XIII" Charles Gounod: Cinq-Mars "Une conjuration sous Louis XIII" |