Julietta is an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, who also wrote the libretto, in French, based on the play Juliette, ou La clé des songes (Juliette, or The Key of Dreams) by the French author Georges Neveux. A libretto in Czech was later prepared for its 1938 premiere, and it has become widely considered as Martinů's masterpiece.
| Original Name | Julietta (Snář) (Julietta |
| Librettist | Bohuslav Martinů (Based on the play Juliette, ou La clé des songes (Juliette, or The Key of Dreams) by the French author Georges Neveux.) |
| Date of composition | 1937 (1936-1937) in Paris, France |
| Premiered | 1938, March 16th (National Theatre) in Prague, Czech Republic |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | H 253 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Julietta
Voice (Tenor) - Michel Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Small Arab Voice (Bass) - Old Arab Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Woman selling birds and poultry Voice (Soprano) - Woman selling fish Voice (Baritone) - The man with the helmet Voice (Tenor) - Police officer 3x Voice (Soprano) - ; Three gentlemen Voice (Bass) - Grandfather Youth Voice (Bass) - Grandfather Voice (Contralto) - Grandmother Voice (Contralto) - Fortune teller Voice (Bass-Baritone) - The seller of memories Voice (Bass) - The old sailor Voice (Tenor) - The young sailor Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - The old lady Voice (Tenor) - The forest guard Voice (Soprano) - The messenger Voice (Tenor) - The official Voice (Bass-Baritone) - The beggar Voice (Bass) - The convict Voice (Tenor) - The railway engineer Voice (Bass) - The nightwatchman Chorus/Choir |
| Autotranslations beta |
Bohuslav Martinů: The key to Dreams), H 253 Bohuslav Martinů: The key to Dreams), H 253 Bohuslav Martinů: The key to Dreams), H 253 |