Bizet georges

1872 · 36802 — Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 2380 1872. Large octavo. Original publisher's gray wrappers. 1 title illustrated by J. Bourgeois 2 publisher's notes 3 named cast list and contents 4-129 i pp. Lithographed. <br /> <br /> Named cast includes Prelly Duchesne Potel and Julien. <br /> <br /> Wrappers worn and detached; spine lacking. First Edition later issue with "Op. 24" added to title but still with the address "265 Rue St. Honoré."<br /> <br /> In one act to a libretto by Louis Gallet after Alfred de Musset's story Namouna Djamileh was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique Salle Favart on 22 May 1872.<br /> <br /> "Bizet's score is full of inventive touches especially in its use of chromatic colour widely mistaken for Wagnerism in 1872. In the final duet the music takes on a more serious and passionate tone and Djamileh is characterized from the beginning by a darkly expressive melody. Her main solo the 'Ghazel' blends exotic colour chromatic side-slips suppressed passion and the key of D minor to give a strong foretaste of the Habanera in Carmen." Hugh Macdonald in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 2380] unknown