22:
492:
89:, who was a great admirer of the Ossian poems. Napoleon was so enthusiastic, he invited the composer to join him in the imperial box at the third act and the next day he sent Le Sueur a gold casket engraved "The Emperor Napoleon to the author of
283:
Rozmor, who is already betrothed to the bard and warrior Ossian. Finally, a group of
Caledonians defeat the Scandinavians and Ossian is able to marry Rosmala.
63:
331:
425:
537:
291:
The opera is on an epic scale and contains many experimental elements. For instance, act 4 has visions of heroes and bards in a cave behind a
532:
547:
388:
418:
517:
381:
552:
411:
542:
527:
482:
304:
434:
43:
397:
51:
362:
94:
68:
512:
189:
81:
Le Sueur probably began work on the opera as early as 1795. It was first performed at the
8:
228:
62:(specifically the poem "Calthon and Colmal"), which had been translated into French by
557:
467:
393:
275:
under their leader
Duntalmo. He oppresses the Caledonians and imposes the worship of
149:
124:
139:
292:
59:
204:
567:
522:
299:
as the bards hymn the rising sun. According to the musicologist David
Charlton,
312:
562:
506:
496:
279:
on them. He also plans to marry his son Mornal to
Rosmala, daughter of the
85:
on 10 July 1804. The premiere was a huge success, especially with
Emperor
403:
308:
272:
82:
21:
451:
307:(the dominant operatic influence of the time in France) and prefigures
116:
268:
97:. The opera received almost 70 performances over the next 12 years.
264:
199:
86:
47:
162:
55:
442:
311:. The work had an influence on Le Sueur's most famous pupil,
134:
39:
491:
296:
280:
276:
480:
504:
369:From Gaelic to Romantic: Ossianic Translations
50:, by Alphonse François "Paul" Palat-Dercy and
419:
303:turns away from the classical aesthetic of
433:
426:
412:
371:edited by Fiona J. Stafford (Rodopi, 1988)
389:International Music Score Library Project
538:Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera
394:Ossian; ou, Les bardes. Opéra en 5 actes
20:
505:
76:
407:
42:in five acts by the French composer
342:. L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia
154:Auguste-Athanase (Augustin) Chéron
13:
352:
14:
579:
548:Operas set in mythological places
375:
263:The opera is set in an imaginary
107:Roles, voice types, premiere cast
64:Pierre-Prime-FĂ©licien Le Tourneur
533:Operas by Jean-François Le Sueur
490:
93:", containing the cross of the
16:Opera by Jean-François Le Sueur
324:
295:. The score also calls for 12
1:
318:
518:Works set in the 3rd century
7:
286:
258:
121:Premiere cast, 10 July 1804
10:
584:
553:Operas based on literature
330:Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).
441:
267:in the third century AD.
293:backlit curtain of gauze
271:has been invaded by the
100:
52:Jacques-Marie Deschamps
543:Operas set in Scotland
528:French-language operas
435:Jean-François Le Sueur
359:The Viking Opera Guide
44:Jean-François Le Sueur
26:
25:Jean-François Le Sueur
460:Ossian, ou Les bardes
167:Marie-Aimable Armand
31:Ossian, ou Les bardes
24:
190:Martin-Joseph Adrien
36:Ossian, or The Bards
235:A Caledonian woman
217:Jean-Honoré Bertin
109:
77:Performance history
229:Jean-Blaise Martin
105:
54:, is based on the
27:
478:
477:
256:
255:
125:Jean-Baptiste Rey
575:
495:
494:
486:
428:
421:
414:
405:
404:
387:: Scores at the
347:
345:
339:
328:
110:
108:
104:
95:LĂ©gion d'honneur
72:
60:James Macpherson
583:
582:
578:
577:
576:
574:
573:
572:
503:
502:
501:
489:
481:
479:
474:
437:
432:
396:, digitized by
378:
355:
353:Further reading
350:
343:
337:
329:
325:
321:
289:
261:
178:Nicolas Roland
122:
106:
103:
79:
66:
17:
12:
11:
5:
581:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
500:
499:
476:
475:
473:
472:
468:La mort d'Adam
464:
456:
447:
445:
439:
438:
431:
430:
423:
416:
408:
402:
401:
400:on archive.org
391:
377:
376:External links
374:
373:
372:
366:
365:(Viking, 1993)
363:Holden, Amanda
354:
351:
349:
348:
322:
320:
317:
313:Hector Berlioz
288:
285:
260:
257:
254:
253:
250:
247:
243:
242:
239:
236:
232:
231:
226:
223:
219:
218:
215:
212:
208:
207:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:
184:
180:
179:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
160:
156:
155:
152:
147:
143:
142:
140:Étienne Lainez
137:
132:
128:
127:
119:
114:
102:
99:
78:
75:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
580:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
498:
493:
488:
487:
484:
470:
469:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
453:
449:
448:
446:
444:
440:
436:
429:
424:
422:
417:
415:
410:
409:
406:
399:
395:
392:
390:
386:
384:
380:
379:
370:
367:
364:
360:
357:
356:
341:
340:10 July 1804"
335:
327:
323:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
284:
282:
278:
274:
273:Scandinavians
270:
266:
252:Casimir Eloy
251:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
234:
233:
230:
227:
224:
221:
220:
216:
213:
210:
209:
206:
205:François Lays
203:
201:
198:
195:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
181:
177:
174:
171:
170:
166:
164:
161:
158:
157:
153:
151:
148:
145:
144:
141:
138:
136:
133:
130:
129:
126:
120:
118:
115:
112:
111:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
74:
70:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
32:
23:
19:
466:
459:
458:
450:
382:
368:
358:
344:(in Italian)
333:
326:
300:
290:
262:
90:
80:
35:
30:
29:
28:
18:
513:1804 operas
309:grand opera
123:Conductor:
83:Paris Opera
67: [
507:Categories
452:La caverne
385:(Le Sueur)
319:References
301:Les bardes
246:A soldier
117:Voice type
91:Les bardes
34:(English:
269:Caledonia
146:Duntalmo
58:poems of
558:Napoleon
287:The work
265:Scotland
259:Synopsis
241:Jannard
238:soprano
200:baritone
159:Rosmala
87:Napoleon
48:libretto
38:) is an
222:A bard
211:Salgar
196:Hydala
183:Rozmar
172:Mornal
163:soprano
131:Ossian
568:Ossian
523:Operas
483:Portal
471:(1809)
463:(1804)
455:(1793)
443:Operas
383:Ossian
338:
334:Ossian
249:tenor
175:tenor
56:Ossian
46:. The
497:Opera
305:Gluck
297:harps
225:bass
214:bass
186:bass
135:tenor
113:Role
101:Roles
71:]
40:opera
563:Odin
361:ed.
281:bard
277:Odin
150:bass
398:BYU
509::
315:.
73:.
69:fr
485::
427:e
420:t
413:v
346:.
336:,
332:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
