Robert le diable

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Performers

The Royal Opera
Daniel Oren	Conductor
Laurent Pelly	Director
Bryan Hymel	Tenor	Robert
John Relyea	Bass-baritone	Bertram
Marina Poplavskaya	Soprano	Alice
Patrizia Ciofi	Soprano	Isabelle	2012 Dec 06, 09 mat, 12, 15
Jean-François Borras	Tenor	Raimbaut
Nicolas Courjal	Bass	Alberti
Sofia Fomina	Soprano	Isabelle	2012 Dec 18, 21

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120 years on: Meyerbeer's Robert le diable returns to Covent Garden

David Karlin, 7th December

Robert le diable’s 1831 opening was perhaps the most successful opera première of all time. Meyerbeer was lauded by luminaries like Chopin, Dumas, Balzac and Heinrich Heine, the opera was played in 69 cities in its first two years and spawned an entire genre of French Grand Opera.

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