L'Aube rouge
Music by Camille Erlanger · libretto by Arthur Bernède · premiered 1911
L'Aube rouge (the red dawn) is a French-language drame lyrique in four acts by Camille Erlanger to a libretto by Arthur Bernède and Paul de Choudens. It was premiered 29 December 1911, at Rouen. The opera was revived at the Wexford Opera Festival in October 2023.
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About the Composer
Camille Erlanger (25 May 1863 – 24 April 1919) was a French opera composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatory under Léo Delibes (composition), Georges Mathias (piano), as well as Émile Durand and Antoine Taubon (harmony). In 1888 he won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Velléda. His most famous opera, Le Juif polonais, was produced at the Opéra-Comique in 1900. Erlanger died in Paris and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. A street in Quebec City, Avenue Erlanger, is named after Erlanger. The opera L'Aube rouge was revived at the Wexford Festival (2023) directed by Guillaume Tourniaire and Christophe Manien. Broadcast in November on Raidió Teilifís Éireann and BBC Radio 3. A concert…
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