Gismonda (Février)

Gismonda is a 1919 French-language grand opera by Henry Février to a libretto by Henri Caïn and Louis Payen based on the 1894 play Gismonda by Victorien Sardou. The planned premiere in Paris was halted by the outbreak of World War I but the composer was given leave from the French army to premiere the opera with Mary Garden in the title role at the Chicago Opera 14 January 1919.[2][3] It got its Paris prèmiere at the Opéra-Comique on 15 October of the same year.[1]

Poster for the Paris première at the Opéra-Comique, 15 October 1919.[1]

Recordings
  • "La Paix du cloître" Claudine Boons, soprano, Polydor about 1932
  • "Oui, vous étiez l'enjeu splendide" René Lapelleterie, tenor
  • "Dit-elle vrai?" Véronique Gens, soprano. Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet 2017

References
  1. Bibliothèque Nationale de France catalogue record for the poster
  2. Mary Garden Michael Turnbull - 1997- Page 134 "Fevrier, although a serving member of the French army, had been granted leave by his government to come to Chicago with Mary to conduct his opera Gismonda. Gismonda's premiere had been halted by the outbreak of war.
  3. Cent ans de mise en scène lyrique en France (env. 1830-1930) H. Robert Cohen, Marie-Odile Gigou, Association de la régie théâtrale 1986 091872869X GISMONDA Musique de Henry Février Livret de Henri Cain et Louis Payen (d'après la pièce de Victorien Sardou) Créé à Chicago, 14 janvier 1919 Opéra-Comique, 15 octobre 1919 d Livret de mise en scène imprimé, reproduction de ...


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