| Joseph | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Étienne Méhul | |
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| Librettist | Alexandre Duval |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis |
| Premiere | 17 February 1807 Opéra-Comique (Théâtre Feydeau), Paris |
Joseph (also known as Joseph en Égypte)[1] is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer Étienne Méhul. The libretto, by Alexandre Duval, is based on the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers. The work was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 17 February 1807 at the Théâtre Feydeau. It mixes musical numbers with spoken dialogue and is described in both the libretto and the printed announcement for the opening night as a drame en trois actes, mêlé de chant,[2] although the Méhul scholar Elizabeth Bartlet catalogues it as an opéra en prose.[3]
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Joseph, 17 February 1807". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).. See also these listings at WorldCat.
- ^ Pougin, Arthur (1889). Méhul, sa vie, son génie, son caractère (in French). Fischbacher. p. 247.
- ^ M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet, introduction to her edition of Méhul's Stratonice (Pendragon Press, 1997), p. xiii