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Fervaal

Music by Vincent d'Indy · libretto by Vincent d'Indy · premiered 1897 · at Royal Theatre of La Monnaie

Fervaal, Op. 40, is an opera (action musicale or lyric drama) in three acts with a prologue by the French composer Vincent d'Indy. The composer wrote his own libretto, based in part on the lyric poem Axel by the Swedish author Esaias Tegnér. D'Indy worked on the opera during the years 1889 to 1895, and the score was published in 1895.

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About the Composer

Vincent d'Indy is the composer of record for this opera.

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