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 |
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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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | "O Paradis, sorti de l'onde" (Act IV) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | "O Paradis, sorti de l'onde" (Act IV) | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1, 2, 3 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (B) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1/2 (F), 3/4 (E) Trumpet 1/2 (B) Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Brandus | — | Preliminaries, Acts 1-2 Acts 3-5 |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bote & Bock | — | Acts 1-2 Acts 3-4 Color Cover |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Brandus | — | Preliminaries - Act 1 Acts 2-3 Acts 4-5 |
| view | Complete | — | A. Bairon | — | Complete Libretto |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano flute, cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score Violin Flute Cello |
| view | Air du Bariton | Arrangement for piano | Gordon | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Enrico Caruso (voice) | Deh, ch'io ritorni (sung in Italian) |
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