| Ludovic | |
|---|---|
Opéra comique by
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| Librettist | Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges |
| Language | French |
| Premiere | 16 May 1833 |
Ludovic is an opéra comique in two acts to a French-language libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. The music, by Ferdinand Hérold, was left unfinished at his death, and the work was completed by his deputy at the Opéra-Comique, Fromental Halévy. Hérold had only written the overture, four numbers and the beginning of the act 1 finale.[1][2]
The plot, elements of which were later reworked by Halévy and Saint-Georges in the opera Le val d'Andorre (1847), centres on misplaced alliance, love, forced conscription, flight, pardon, and marriage.
Chopin wrote a set of variations in B-flat major, Variations brillantes, Op. 12 (1833), on the act 1 aria "Je vends des scapulaires" (I sell scapulars).
- ^ Fuller, Nick. "Ferdinand Hérold" (PDF). 21. Ludovic. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Jouvin, Benoît. Hérold, sa vie et ses oeuvres, pp. 190–191 (Paris: Heugel, 1868)