Saint François d'Assise

from Olivier Messiaen


Saint François d'Assise
Scènes françiscaines in three acts

Libretto

Oliver Messiaen

Premiere

28 november 1983, Paris (Opéra)

Cast

ST FRANCIS (baritone)
THE ANGEL (soprano)
THE LEPER (tenor)
FRÈRE LEON (baritone)
FRÈRE MASSEE (tenor)
FRÈRE ELIE (tenor)
FRÈRE BERNARD (bass)
FRÈRE SYLVESTRE (bass)
FRÈRE RUFIN (bass)


CHORUS
invisible

Place

Italy

Time

Fist third of the 13th century

Composer

Messiaen, Olivier