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- Jacques Ibert and Arthur Honegger
L'Aiglon (1936)
- Heugel (World)
- 2(pic).2.2.2/4.3.3.1/timp.perc/hp.cel.gl.str and 7 onstage musicians: fl.ob.ca.bell.vn.va.vc.
- SATB
- 2 Sopranos, 2 Mezzo Sopranos, Alto, 3 Tenors, Baritone, 2 Basses
- 1 hr 45 min
- Edmond Rostand/Henri Cain
- French
Programme Note
Synopsis
L'Aiglon (the young eagle) is an opera in five acts composed by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert. Honegger composed Acts II, III, and IV, with Ibert composing Acts I and V.
L’Aiglon set to Alexandrine verse by Edmond Rostand was premiered at the Sarah Bernhardt Theater in Paris in 1900. It paints a picture of Napoleon’s son, who was at birth proclaimed King of Rome. While he sought to free himself from the shadow of his father, he ended up following in his footsteps.
In 1937, following several film adaptations, this emblematic text took on new life through composers Jacques Ibert and Arthur Honegger in a five-act collaboration.
A short introduction by Kent Nagano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hM0nM_NAQ0
L'Aiglon (the young eagle) is an opera in five acts composed by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert. Honegger composed Acts II, III, and IV, with Ibert composing Acts I and V.
L’Aiglon set to Alexandrine verse by Edmond Rostand was premiered at the Sarah Bernhardt Theater in Paris in 1900. It paints a picture of Napoleon’s son, who was at birth proclaimed King of Rome. While he sought to free himself from the shadow of his father, he ended up following in his footsteps.
In 1937, following several film adaptations, this emblematic text took on new life through composers Jacques Ibert and Arthur Honegger in a five-act collaboration.
A short introduction by Kent Nagano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hM0nM_NAQ0