Robert le diable (Meyerbeer, Giacomo)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
Composition Year 1831
Genre Categories Grand operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For harp, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the harp (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For flute, harp, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For flute, harp, cello, piano (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For 2 flutes (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 voices, guitar (arr); For voices with solo instruments (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For voice, harp (arr); For harp (arr)
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Contents

Performances

Recordings

Duet: Du rendez-vous, voici l'heureux instant (Act III)

 Complete Performance (with piano)
#107774 - 2.05MB - 2:39 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 757×⇩ - MP3 - PascalPACBO

MP3 file (audio)
PascalPACBO (2011/7/3)

Publisher Info. Paris: Pathé, n.d.(ca.1903).
Performers Albert Vaguet (tenor)
Paul Aumonier (bass)
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#862419 - 66.42MB, 888 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 74×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2014/11/5)

 Complete Score (alternate scan)
#350825 - 71.23MB, 920 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1163×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2014/11/5)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate 1155.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Includes supplements, printed before 1846.
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#350826 - 52.19MB, 418 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 792×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2014/11/5)

Arranger Johann Peter Pixis (1788-1874), piano reduction
Editor First edition (French)
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d.[1831]. Plate M.S. 1157.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Likely a later printing.
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 Complete Score
#350824 - 41.59MB, 464 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 329×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2014/11/5)

Arranger Johann Peter Pixis (1788-1874), piano reduction
Editor First edition (German)
Language German / French
Translator Th. Bell, German text
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.[1831]. Plate 1674.
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 Preliminaries; Acts 1-2
#227805 - 14.07MB, 167 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2340×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/6/2)

 Acts 3-5
#227806 - 21.93MB, 268 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1969×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/6/2)

Arranger Johann Peter Pixis (1788-1874), piano reduction
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Brandus, n.d.(ca.1852). Plate B. et Cie. 9197.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
2 vols. (iv, 163; 164-430)
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 Preliminaries; Act 1
#42084 - 7.05MB, 113 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2267×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/10/17)

⇒ 4 more: Act 2 • Act 3 • Act 4 • Act 5

 Act 2
#42085 - 4.52MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 912×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/10/17)

 Act 3
#42086 - 7.13MB, 122 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1349×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/10/17)

 Act 4
#42087 - 6.61MB, 113 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1288×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/10/17)

 Act 5
#42088 - 3.78MB, 64 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 859×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/10/17)

Editor Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) and Josiah Pittman (1816-1886)
Language Italian / English
Translator Manfredo Maggioni (fl.1835-fl.55), Italian text
John Oxenford (1812–1877), English text
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Co., 1870.
Copyright
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 Preliminaries; Act 1-2
#219341 - 17.73MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 992×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/5/14)

 Act 3
#219342 - 11.56MB, 102 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 693×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Act 4-5
#219343 - 13.89MB, 124 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 806×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/5/14)

Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction
Language German / French
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 7960.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Foliation (iii, #3-159; #160-261; #262-385)
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Selections

 Ballade: Jadis régnait en Normandie (Act I)
#645239 - 1.99MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 16×⇩ - PMac

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PMac (2020/9/6)

Language French / Polish
Publisher. Info. Warszawa: G. Sennewald, n.d.
Copyright
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 Romance: Va, dit-elle, va, mon enfant (Act I)
#853922 - 3.84MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/5/10)

Language French / German
Translator Maximilian Leopold Langenschwarz (1801–1852), German text
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: J.A. Böhme, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 3.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 Cavatina: Idole de ma vie (Act II)
#509227 - 2.29MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - Schnittkease

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Schnittkease (2018/1/17)

Language English / French
Publisher. Info. New York: Dubois & Bacon, n.d.
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 Cavatina: Roberto, toi que j'aime!
#668405 - 2.84MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49×⇩ - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/1/7)

Language Italian / French
Publisher. Info. O Brasil Musical, No.8
Rio de Janeiro: Filippone e Tornaghi, n.d. Plate F 43 T.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano

 Act 1
#444112 - 47.70MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - Unl

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Unl (2016/10/20)

⇒ 4 more: Act 2 • Act 3 • Act 4 • Act 5

 Act 2
#444113 - 45.57MB, 54 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 3
#444114 - 59.06MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 4
#444115 - 37.98MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 5
#444116 - 27.24MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Unl

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Unl (2016/10/20)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Ph. Maquet et Cie., n.d. Plate B. et Cie. 9508.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rokahr Family Archive Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score
#112796 - 17.38MB, 119 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 741×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/8/9)

Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d. Plate A. 4195 G.
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For Piano (Saladino)

 Act 1
#444117 - 73.96MB, 67 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - Unl

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⇒ 4 more: Act 2 • Act 3 • Act 4 • Act 5

 Act 2
#444118 - 40.83MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 3
#444119 - 57.69MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 4
#444120 - 40.55MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Unl

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 Act 5
#444121 - 25.28MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - Unl

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Arranger Michele Saladino (1835-1912)
Publisher. Info. Milano: G. Ricordi, n.d.[1874]. Plate 43682.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Selections

For 2 Flutes (Walckiers)

 Incomplete Parts
#141415 - 7.55MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 339×⇩ - WilliamBunting

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WilliamBunting (2011/10/26)

Arranger Eugène Walckiers (1793-1866)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 1218.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes 8 sections. Flute 1 p.15 missing.
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Overture

For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
#110110 - 0.62MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 232×⇩ - WilliamBunting

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WilliamBunting (2011/7/21)

Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Meyer, n.d. Plate 510.
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Couplets et scène: Quand je quittai la Normandie

For Harp and Piano with Flute and Cello ad lib. (Bochsa)

 Harp Part
#463279 - 0.47MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Zeyarshwe

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Zeyarshwe (2017/3/17)

Arranger Nicholas Charles Bochsa (1789-1856)
Publisher. Info. London: Addison & Hodson, n.d. Plate 3130.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org).
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Duo bouffe: Ah! l'honnête homme! (Act III)

For 2 Voices and Guitar

 Complete Score
#107725 - 5.11MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 249×⇩ - PascalPACBO

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PascalPACBO (2011/7/2)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 1189.
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Valse infernale (Act III, No.10)

For Theatre Orchestra (McCabe)

 Piano-Conductor Score and Parts (small orchestra)
#565110 - 1.18MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 47×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2019/3/16)

Arranger James C. McCabe (fl.1902–1933)
Publisher. Info. Cinema Incidental Series, No.56
New York: Belwin, Inc., 1926. Plate 1267.
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Cavatina: Robert, toi que j'aime (No.18c.)

For Orchestra

 Complete Parts
#731004 - 4.97MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 18×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2021/9/12)

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Publisher. Info. Heilbronn: C.F. Schmidt, n.d. Plate C. F. S. 468.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes color, instr: fl, ob, 2cl, bsn, 2hn, 2tpt, trb, timp, perc, str
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For Violin and Piano (Ernst)

 Complete Score, Violin Part
#170634 - 1.55MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 410×⇩ - WilliamBunting

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WilliamBunting (2012/1/14)

 Complete Score
#575797 - 1.06MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 11×⇩ - Music Addict

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 Violin Part
#575798 - 1.55MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2019/6/5)

Arranger Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-1865)
Publisher. Info. Boston: White & Goullard, n.d.
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For Voice and Harp (Aptommas)

 Complete Score
#306486 - 1.16MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 164×⇩ - Jiloxiga

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Jiloxiga (2013/12/11)

Arranger Thomas Aptommas (1829-1913)
Publisher. Info. New York: J.F. Browne, 1856.
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For Harp (Aptommas)

 Complete Score
#306487 - 1.03MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 79×⇩ - Jiloxiga

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Jiloxiga (2013/12/11)

Arranger Thomas Aptommas (1829-1913)
Publisher. Info. New York: J.F. Browne, 1856.
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For Cornet and Piano (Levy)
See: Robert, toi que j'aime

Motives from Robert le Diable

For Piano (Íñiguez)

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See: Recuerdos de Meyerbeer by Buenaventura Íñiguez

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General Information

Work Title Robert le Diable
Alternative. Title Grand opéra en cinq actes
Name Translations Robert ďábel; Роберт-Дьявол; Ռոբերտ-սատանա; Roberto el diablo; Ördög Róbert; Roberto il diavolo; 悪魔ロベール; Robert Diabeł; Roberto la Diablo; רובר השטן; 恶魔罗贝尔
Name Aliases Roberto li Diable; Il Roberto di Piccardia; Riccardo di Piccardia; 鬼のロベール; 悪魔のロベール; Robert der Teufel; Robert de duivel; Robert the Devil
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177793387; LCCN: n83020566; GND: 300205562; SELIBR: 288712; BNF: 139162904
Composer Meyerbeer, Giacomo
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGM 56
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1831
First Performance. 1831-11-21 in Paris: Opéra
Adolphe Nourrit (Robert)
Laure Cinti-Damoreau (Isabelle)
Nicolas Levasseur (Bertram)
Julie Dorus-Gras (Alice)
Marcelin Lafont (Raimbaut)
Jean-Pierre Hurteau (Alberti)
Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol (Herald)
Lavry (Lady-in-waiting)
Marie Taglioni (Hėléna)
François Habeneck (conductor)
First Publication. 1831
Librettist Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)
Casimir Delavigne (1793–1843)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
Cast
Robert, Duke of Normandy (tenor)
Isabelle, Princess of Sicily Palmide (soprano)
Bertram, Robert's friend (bass-baritone)
Alice, Robert's half-sister (soprano)
Raimbaut, a minstrel (tenor)
Alberti, a knight (bass)
Herald (tenor)
Lady-in-waiting to Isabelle (soprano)
Priest (bass)
Prince of Granada (silent)
Hėléna, Abbess (ballerina)
Mixed Chorus
Orchestra
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