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Tom Jones (Philidor)






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Tom Jones
Opéra comiquebyFrançois-André Danican Philidor
Portrait of Philidor, London, 1777
Librettist
  • Antoine-Alexandre-Henri Poisenet
  • Bertin Davesne
  • LanguageFrench
    Based onHenry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    Premiere
    27 February 1765 (1765-02-27)

    Tom Jones is a comédie mêlée d'ariettes, a kind of opéra comique, by the French composer and chess champion François-André Danican Philidor which first appeared at the Comédie-Italienne, Paris, on 27 February 1765. Its French libretto, by Antoine-Alexandre-Henri Poisenet and Bertin Davesne, is loosely based on the 1749 novelbyHenry Fielding.

    The opera was initially a failure but Philidor had the libretto revised by Michel-Jean Sedaine and this new version, first performed on 30 January 1766, proved one of the most popular opéras comiques of the late 18th century. It was produced in a number of other countries, and translated into German, Swedish and Russian.

    Roles

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    Role Voice type Premiere cast, 27 February 1765
    (Conductor: )
    Monsieur Western bass Joseph Caillot
    Madame Western, his sister mezzo-soprano Bérard
    Sophie, his daughter soprano Desglands
    Honora, her companion soprano Marie-Thérèse Laruette-Villette
    Allworthy, their neighbour baritone Antoine Trial
    Tom Jones, his ward tenor Clairval (Jean-Baptiste Guignard)
    Blifil, Allworthy's nephew tenor Jean-Louis Laruette
    Quaker Dowling spoken

    Recordings

    [edit]

    François-André Danican Philidor: Tom Jones, Lausanne Opera and Le Sinfonietta de Lausanne

    Sources

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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Jones_(Philidor)&oldid=1179884599"

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