Scenes from "L'Amant Anonyme"
Joseph Bologne (trans. Derek Stoughton)
General Info
Year: 1780 / 2022
Duration: c. 21:30
Difficulty: VI: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Chamber Opera
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Contact transcriber
Movements
1. Overture - c. 10:00
2. Act 1, Scene 1: Air - c. 2:15
3. Act 1, Scene 3: Ariette - c. 2:45
4. Act 1, Scene 4: Choeur - c. 3:00
5. Act 1, Scene 6: Quinqué - c. 3:30
Instrumentation
Full Score
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Bassoon I-II
String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The comic romance tells the story of Léontine, a beautiful young widow who has become disillusioned with love. Much to her surprise, she receives a steady stream of letters and gifts from an unknown man professing his undying passion. This amuses her friend Valcour, who also claims to have no interest in romance. But now, after hiding his true feelings for years, Valcour works up the courage to reveal that he himself is the devoted secret admirer. Will his (inevitably awkward) confession sway a woman sworn to resist all affairs of the heart?
- Program Note by LA Opera
Performances
- University of Colorado Boulder Chamber Winds (Derek Stoughton, conductor) - 26 September 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Symphony No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bukin) (c. 1779/2020)
All Wind Works
- Overture to "L'Amant Anonyme" (Harmoniemusik) (tr. Stoughton) (1780/2023)
- Overture to "L'Amant Anonyme" (tr. Stoughton) (1780/2022)
- Scenes from "L'Amant Anonyme" (Harmoniemusik) (tr. Stoughton) (1780/2022)
- Symphony No. 2 (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bukin) (c. 1779/2020)
Resources
- "The Anonymous Lover." LA Opera. Web. Accessed 9 April 2022
- Derek Stoughton website Accessed 9 April 2022