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La part du diable, the Glossary

La part du diable ("The Devil's Share," also known by the English title Carlo Broschi) is an opéra comique by Daniel Auber to a libretto by Eugène Scribe, loosely based on an incident from the life of the singer Farinelli.^[1]

Anna Thillon

Sophie Anne Hunt, known by the name of Anna Thillon (Calcutta or London, 1812 or 1813 or 22 June 1817 or circa 1819; Torquay, 5 May 1903), was an operatic singing sensation in the United States, based in San Francisco, California and then New York, New York.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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Contralto

A contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.

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Daniel Auber

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (29 January 178212 May 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire.

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Eugène Scribe

Augustin Eugène Scribe (24 December 179120 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist.

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Farinelli

Farinelli (24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi, a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.

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Ferdinand VI

Ferdinand VI (Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (el Prudente) and the Just (el Justo), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. La part du diable and Ferdinand VI are Ferdinand VI of Spain.

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Gustave-Hippolyte Roger

Gustave-Hippolyte Roger (17 December 1815 – 12 September 1879) was a French tenor.

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Libretto

A libretto (an English word derived from the Italian word libretto) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre

Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre (18 June 1755 – 22 September 1821), also known as Madame Dugazon, was a French operatic mezzo-soprano, actress and dancer.

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Melancholia

Melancholia or melancholy (from µέλαινα χολή.,Burton, Bk. I, p. 147 meaning black bile) is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions.

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Music therapy

Music therapy, an allied health profession, "is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program." It is also a vocation, involving a deep commitment to music and the desire to use it as a medium to help others.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_part_du_diable

Also known as Carlo Broschi (opera).

La part du diable, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Anna Thillon

Bass (voice type)

Contralto

Daniel Auber

Eugène Scribe

Farinelli

Ferdinand VI

Gustave-Hippolyte Roger

Libretto

Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre

Melancholia

Music therapy

Opéra comique

Opéra-Comique

Philip V of Spain

Soprano

Tenor

See also

1843 operas

Ferdinand VI of Spain

Libretti by Eugène Scribe

Operas by Daniel Auber

References