Louise is a “musical novel,” or “ roman musical,” in four acts and five scenes by Gustave Charpentier. It can be considered an opera. The composer himself penned the French libretto with contributions from Saint-Pol-Roux, a symbolist poet and the inspiration of the surrealists. [1]

Louise est un opéra en quatre actes et cinq tableaux de Gustave Charpentier, créé le 2 février 1900 sur la scène de l' Opéra-Comique. Le compositeur souhaitait qualifier son œuvre de « roman musical » revendiquant avoir su réunir la partie descriptive de l’œuvre à sa dimension dramatique symbolisée par l'action et son déroulement.

Louise, opera by composer Gustave Charpentier, performed by the Orchestra and Choir of the National Opera of Paris. With Mireille Delunsch, Jane Henschel, Jose Van Dam and Paul Groves.

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2022年1月14日 · Here is a performance from the San Francisco Opera of Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise". Arlene Saunders sings the title role with John Alexander as Julien and Nicola Rossi Lemeni as her...

2024年2月1日 · Gustave Charpentier’s hit opera Louise – which he called a “roman musical” (musical novel) – was premiered on 2 February 1900, and although the premiere of Tosca preceded it on 14 January, that seems more like a continuation of 19C opera, so Louise can thus be considered the first 20C opera; indeed, its style and subject matter ...

Louise is an opera ('roman musical') in four acts by Gustave Charpentier to an original French libretto by the composer, with some contributions by Saint-Pol-Roux, a symbolist poet and inspiration of the surrealists.

Louise is a “musical novel,” or “roman musical,” in four acts and five scenes by Gustave Charpentier. It can be considered an opera. The composer himself penned the French libretto with contributions from Saint-Pol-Roux, a symbolist poet and inspiration of the surrealists.

The story is simple. Louise, a working girl, loves Julien, an artist. Her father puts no trust in an artist of irregular life, so Louise leaves her family. The lovers are happy, but Louise is remorseful. She grieves for her father and reproaches herself for ingratitude. Finally she returns home.

Louise: Opera from Gustave Charpentier. Louise Roman musical in four acts. Libretto from Gustave Charpentier. Premiere 2 February 1900, Paris (Opéra Comique)