Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète

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Meyerbeer’s *Le Prophète* is a grand French opera in five acts, first performed in 1849, renowned for its large-scale choral scenes, innovative orchestration, and dramatic portrayal of religious fanaticism and political upheaval.

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instanceOf grand opera
basedOn life of John of Leiden
catalogueStatus part of Meyerbeer’s major operatic output
centralCharacter Jean de Leyde
linked to: John of Leiden
centralTheme political upheaval
religious fanaticism
commissionedBy Paris Opéra
linked to: Paris Opera
composer Giacomo Meyerbeer
compositionEndYear 1849
compositionStartYear 1836
containsBallet yes
dramaticFocus conflict between personal loyalty and religious zeal
firstPublisher Brandus
followedBy L’Africaine
genre grand opéra
historicalContext post-French Revolution Europe
historicalReception major success at its premiere
influenced late 19th-century French grand opera staging
language French
librettist Eugène Scribe
Émile Deschamps
notableFeature innovative orchestration
large-scale choral scenes
spectacular staging requirements
notableNumber Coronation scene
Skaters’ ballet
notableRole Berthe (soprano)
Fidès (mezzo-soprano)
Jean de Leyde (tenor)
Zacharie (bass)
linked to: Zachary James
numberOfActs 5
operaHouseType Paris Grand Opera
orchestration large Romantic orchestra
originalTitleLanguage French
performancePractice often heavily cut in modern productions
precededBy Les Huguenots
premiereDate 1849-04-16
premierePlace Paris
premiereTheatre Opéra de Paris
linked to: Paris Opera

Salle Le Peletier
settingCountry Germany
settingLocation Münster
subject abuse of prophetic authority
religious radicalism
subjectMatter Anabaptist rebellion in Münster
timePeriod 16th century
vocalForces soloists, large chorus, children’s chorus

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