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''The Saracen'' (''Сарацин'' in Cyrillic, ''Saracin'' in transliteration), is an opera by César Cui composed during 1896-1898. The libretto was written by Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov and the composer, based on a play by Alexandre Dumas (père) entitled ''Charles VII chez ses grands vassaux''. The opera was premiered on 2 November 1899 (Old Style), in Saint Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre, with Eduard Nápravník as conductor. It was staged also in 1902 by the Moscow Private Opera at the Solodovnikov Theatre, but never became part of the standard operatic repertoire. ''The Saracen'' can be understood to some extent as a sequel to Tchaikovsky's opera ''The Maid of Orleans'' in that later events involving the same French monarch are involved. ==Characters and setting== *Charles VII, King of France: ''tenor'' *Count Savoisy: ''bass'' *Yaqoub, a Saracen: ''baritone'' *Bérengère, Countess Savoisy: ''soprano'' *Agnès Sorel: ''soprano'' *Dunois: ''baritone'' *Isabelle: ''(silent role)'' *Raymond: ''bass *André: ''tenor'' *Archer: ''baritone'' *Chaplain: ''bass'' *Treasurer: ''baritone'' *Page: ''soprano'' *1st Sentry: ''tenor'' *2nd Sentry: ''tenor'' *Archers, hunters, trumpeters, courtiers of the king and of Count Savoisy: ''chorus'' The action takes place in France of the early 15th-century, in the castle of Count Savoisy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Saracen (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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