Étienne Marcel
Étienne Marcel is an 1879 opera in 4 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Louis Gallet. It premiered at Lyon's Grand-Theatre on 8 February 1879, with further performances in Paris (14 October 1884, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau), Rouen (26 March 1885, Théâtre des Arts de Rouen) and Monaco (7 March 1918 Théâtre de Monte-Carlo). The action is set in Paris in the first half of 1358, during the English captivity of le bon roi John II of France.
Movements
- Introduction
- Entrée des écoliers
- Musette guerrière
- Pavane
- Valse
- Entrée des Bohémiens
- Final