La mère coupable


La mère coupable is an opera in three acts, op.412, by Darius Milhaud to a libretto by Madeleine Milhaud after the last play in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy. It premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on 13 June 1966.

Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 13 June 1966
Count AlmavivabaritoneLouis Quilico
Rosine, the CountesssopranoPhyllis Curtin
Chevalier Léon, her sontenorEric Tappy
Florestine, ward of Count Almavivacoloratura sopranoAnne-Marie Sanial
Bégearss, an Irish schemerbaritoneJacques Doucet
Figaro, Almaviva's valetbaritoneJean-Christophe Benoît
Suzanne, his wifemezzo-sopranoCora Canne-Meyer
Master FalbassJosé van Dam