Work Title
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Fernand Cortez
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Alternative. Title
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Fernand Cortez, ou La conquête du Mexique
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Composer
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Spontini, Gaspare
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGS 4
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts
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First Performance.
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1809-11-28 — Paris, Opéra
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Librettist
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Étienne de Jouy (1764–1846) and Joseph-Alphonse Esménard (1770–1811), after Alexis Piron (1689-1773)
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Language
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French
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Fernand Cortez'
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Manuscript Sources
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Description of manuscript of 1817 version of opera full score at Harvard University
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