Composition: L'Africaine (Meyerbeer, Giacomo)
| Title | L'Africaine |
| Alternative title | Opéra en cinq actes |
| Creators | Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) and Eugène Scribe (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1837 |
| First published | 1865 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Grand operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano flute, cello and piano |
Wilhelm Popp |
| view | Air du Bariton | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | "O Paradis, sorti de l'onde" (Act IV) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | "O Paradis, sorti de l'onde" (Act IV) | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1, 2, 3 · view Oboe 1, 2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1/2 (F), 3/4 (E) · view Trumpet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Brandus | — | Preliminaries, Acts 1-2 · view Acts 3-5 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bote & Bock | — | Acts 1-2 · view Acts 3-4 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Brandus | — | Preliminaries - Act 1 · view Acts 2-3 · view Acts 4-5 · view |
| view | Complete | — | A. Bairon | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano flute, cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Flute · view Cello · view |
| view | Air du Bariton | Arrangement for piano | Gordon | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Enrico Caruso (voice) | Deh, ch'io ritorni (sung in Italian) · file |
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