Composition: Le lac des fées (Auber, Daniel François Esprit)

Title Le lac des fées
Alternative title Opéra en cinq actes
Creators Daniel François Esprit Auber (composer) and Eugène Scribe (librettist)
Opus AWV 32
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements —
Keys —
Composed —
First published 1839
Dedication —
Tempo markings —
Metronome markings —
Time signatures —
Average duration (sec) —
Number of measures —
Composition types Fairy operas
Language French
Period Romantic
View on IMSLP
Code

Sections

(No sections)

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
view Overture piano 4 hands Max Schultze
view Overture violin and piano Auguste Mathieu Panseron
view Marche des rois (Act III) piano William Dressler

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — Troupenas 1839 PreliminariesOvertureAct 1 · view
Act 2 · view
Act 3 · view
Act 4Act 5 · view
view Overture — Troupenas — Complete Score · view
view Overture parts Troupenas — Cover · view
Flute/Piccolo · view
Oboe 1, 2 · view
Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view
Bassoon 1/2 · view
Horn 1/2 (G), 3/4 (C) · view
Trumpet 1/2 (G-E) · view
Cornet 1/2 (G-E) · view
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Ophicleid · view
Timpani · view
Triangle, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Bass Drum · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos/Basses · view
view Overture parts Boosey & Hawkes — Flute 1/2 · view
Oboe 1/2 · view
Clarinet 1/2 · view
Bassoon 1/2 · view
Horn 1/2 (G) · view
Cornet 1/2 · view
Trombone 1/2, Bass trombone · view
Timpani, Snare drum, Bass drum · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos/Basses · view
view Complete vocal score Brandus — Preliminaries, Acts 1-2 · view
Acts 3-5 · view
view Complete selections,vocal score Troupenas 1839 No.1, Chœur d'étudiants: "À travers ces rochers terribles" (Act I, No.1) · view
No.2, Air: "Ils s'éloignent, je reste" (Act I, No.2) · view
No.3, Chœur de fées: "Sur cette prairie" (Act I, No.3b) · view
No.4, Air: "Mes sœurs, attendez moi de grâce" (Act I, No.4b) · view
No.5, Air: "C'en est donc fait le mariage" (Act II, No.5a) · view
No.6, Romance: "La nuit et l'orage" (Act II, No.6) · view
No.7, Air: "Avec adresse, avec audace" (Act II, No.7a), C major · view
No.7bis, Air: "Avec adresse, avec audace" (Act II, No.7a), E flat major · view
No.8, Duo: "Ah! jamais l'on n'a vu ressemblance" (Act II, No.8) · view
No.9, Duo: "Asile modeste et tranquille" (Act III, No.10) · view
No.10, Chœur d'étudiants: "Vive, vive la jeunesse" (Act III, No.11) · view
No.11, Chœur: "Noël, noël, largesses" (Act III, No.12) · view
No.12, Couplets: "C'est le sort qui seul te donne" (Act III, No.13b) · view
No.13, Air: "C'est moi qui l'ai frappée" (Act IV, No.15) · view
No.14, Couplets: "Pourquoi cet air de joie" (Act IV, No.16a) · view
No.15, Quatuor: "Ainsi jusqu'à ce jour dédaigneuse" (Act IV, No.17) · view
No.16, Chœur de fées: "Elle dort, glissez en silence" (Act V, No.19a) · view
No.17, Cavatine: "Sans doute à quelques fêtes" (Act V, No.19b) · view
view Overture Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Max Schultze
 Litolff — Complete Score · view
view Overture Arrangement for violin and piano
by Auguste Mathieu Panseron
 Troupenas 1839 Piano Part · view
Violin Part · view
view Marche des rois (Act III) Arrangement for piano
by William Dressler
 William Hall & Son 1853 Complete Score · view

Recordings/Performances

(No recordings)

Composition quality
How much do you like this composition?
Log in to rate
Average rating —
Technical difficulty
If you play this composition: how difficult is it for you?
Log in to rate
Average rating —
Reviews

People who liked this also liked:



©2025 David P. Anderson