Dramatic Vocalise Database




Daniel Auber (1782–1871)


La sirène (1844)


“The opening wordless song of the Siren ends with a distinctly eerie recollection of the music for the Wolf‘s Glen Scene in Weber‘s Der Freischütz. . . . The orchestration is skillful. The writing for the voices is expert, as in the opening scenes, in which the offstage, beckoning voice of ‘the Siren’ is heard by several different characters on stage, who all comment on it, in quick succession or sometimes simultaneously.” 1


Act I: Ballade: Quand vient l’ombre silencieuse [piano/vocal score .pdf] 2

Act I: Ballade: Quand vient l’ombre silencieuse [orchestral score .pdf] 3






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Act I: Ballade: Quand vient l’ombre silencieuse




Footnotes


1 Ralph Locke, “Auber’s Siren Enchants Anew, in a Long-Needed First Recording,” Opera Today (February 9, 2021).

2 Daniel François Esprit Auber, La sirène, First edition; Plate T. M. 1551 (Paris: E. Troupenas, 1844), 10–13.

3 Daniel François Esprit, La sirène, Plate T.M.1550 (Paris: Maison Troupenas, 1844), 37–47.