Théâtre d'Orléans
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The Théâtre d'Orléans was the most important opera house in New Orleans in the first half of the 19th century. The company performed in French and gave the American premieres of many French operas. It
The Théâtre d'Orléans, 1813
As a convent in 1900
In 1964
Bourbon Orleans Hotel in 2011
Les Huguenots
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Les Huguenots is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer and is one of the most popular and spectacular examples of grand opera. In five acts, to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, it premiered in
Théâtre d'Orléans
…American premiere of Halevy's L'éclair and was New Orleans' first Lucie and Anne de Boulen, its first Louise (Norina) in Don Pasquale, and Valentine in Les Huguenots. She also sang Pauline in Donizetti's Les martyrs. The theatre remained the dominant venue in New Orleans during the pre-Civil War period. Competition…
Set design by Philippe Chaperon for Act 1 of the 1897 production at the Palais Garnier
Giacomo Meyerbeer, portrayed in 1839
Pol Plançon as the Comte de St. Bris in 1894 at the Metropolitan Opera house
Prosper Dérivis as Nevers