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TitlecodeW110991
Title NameL'Heure Espagnole (The Spanish Hour), M. 52
Marketing CopyIn 1907, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) began to compose his one-act theatrical piece, L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE (The Spanish Hour), after his opera-loving father suffered a stroke. It has been suggested that this troubling event inspired him to take his first foray into opera. Maurice Étienne Legrand, under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain, penned the libretto, which was based on his 1904 play of the same name. The plot follows the wife of a clockmaker who tries to seduced several men in his absence, causing them to entrap themselves in her husband’s clocks. Dedicated to Louise Cruppi, it premiered in a double billing with Jules Massenet’s Thérèse on May 19, 1911 at the Opera-Comique in Paris. Reprint edition. Vocal score.
InstrumentationVocal soli (5 roles, ATTBB): Piano or Orchestra accompaniment
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Year Composed1909
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Date Created2025-02-17 20:30:35.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:30:35
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Bsc CodeMUS037070
Text AuthorLibretto by Maurice Étienne Legrand, under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain, based on his 1904 play of the same name
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Title Instrument Category TextLight Opera
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