The Operas of Fromental Halévy

Meyerbeer Fan Club Home Page | Discography | Meyerbeer's Operas | Meyerbeer Biography | Bibliography| Discussion Page | Index of Articles | Membership and Feedback | Questions and Answers | Our Contributors | What's New?

Halévy biography | Halévy discography

Related articles:

The Three Giants of French Grand Opera by Tom Kaufman

Halévy's La tempesta by Clarissa Lablache

New York Times review of OONY La Juive at Carnegie Hall 1999


Name of Opera Librettist Venue Year of premiere
L’artisan Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1827
Le roi at le batelier Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1828
Clari Giannone Theatre Italien 1828
Le dillettante d’Avignon Hoffman/L. Halevy Opera Comique 1829
Manon Lescaut (ballet in 3 acts) Scribe/Aumer   1830
Attendre et courir Fulgence Opera Comique 1830
La langue musicale Saint-Yves Opera Comique 1831
La tentation Cavé, Coralli Opera 1832
Les souvenir de Lafleur Carmouche, deCoucy Opera Comique 1833
Ludovic Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1833
La Juive (synopsis) Scribe Opera 1835
L’eclair (recording available*) Saint-Georges, de Planard Opera Comique 1835
Guido et Genevre, ou La peste de Florence Scribe Opera 1838
Les treize Scribe, Duport Opera Comique 1839
Le sherif Scribe Opera Comique 1839
Le drapier Scribe Opera 1840
Le guitarrero Scribe Opera Comique 1841
La reine de Chypre Saint-Georges Opera 1841
Charles VI C. and G. Dealvigne Opera 1843
Le lazzarone, ou Le bien vient en dormant Saint-Feorges Opera 1844
Les mousequetaires de la reine Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1846
Le val d’Andorre Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1848
La Fee aux roses Scribe, Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1849
La tempesta Giannone, Scribe London 1850
La dame de pique Scribe Opera Comique 1850
Le juif errant Scribe, Saint-Georges Opera 1852
Le nabab Scribe, Saint-Georges Opera Comique 1853
Jaguarita l’indienne Saint-Georges, de Leuven Theatre Lyrique 1855
L’inconsolable   Theatre Lyrique 1855
Valentine d’Aubigny Barbier, Carre Opera Comique 1856
La magicienne Saint-Georges Opera 1858

Meyerbeer Fan Club Home Page | Discography | Meyerbeer's Operas | Biography | Bibliography| Discussion Page | Index of Articles | Membership and Feedback | Questions and Answers | Our Contributors | What's New?

Halévy biography | Halévy discography

Related article:

The Three Giants of French Grand Opera by Tom Kaufman

Back to Meyerbeer Fan Club Home Page


* Recording (2 CD) of L'Eclair is available at a reasonable price to Meyerbeer Fan Club members only -- go to Membership for information, or e-mail to meyerb@meyerbeer.com