Composition Year | 1906 |
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Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | La gloire de Corneille |
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Alternative. Title | Cantate pour soli, chœur et orchestre |
Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.126 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICS 98 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1906 |
First Performance. | 1906 June 6, Paris, l'Opéra |
First Publication. | 1908 |
Librettist | Lucien Augé de Lassus (1841-1914) |
Language | French |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Soli, chorus and orchestra |
External Links | BNF data |
Libretto by Leconte with portions of Corneille (1606-84) tragedies interspersed.