Work Title
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La rencontre imprévue ; Les pèlerins de la Mecque
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Alternative. Title
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Die unvermuthete Zusammenkunft ; Die Pilgrime von Mekka The Unexpected Encounter ; The Pilgrims to Mecca
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Composer
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Wq.32
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICG 31
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First Performance.
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1764-01-07 in Vienna, Burgtheater
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Librettist
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Louis Hurtaut Dancourt (ca.1725–1801)
- after Les pèlerins de la Mecque (1726) by Alain René Lesage and Jacques-Philippe d'Orneval
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Language
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French
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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- Cast
- Ali (haute-contre)
Osmin, his servant (tenor) Rezia, beloved of Ali, prisoner of the Sultan (soprano) Amine, Balkis & Dardané, her attendants in the harem (soprano) Vertigo, a painter (bass) Calender, a dervish (bass) Le Sultan (tenor) Le chef de caravane (bass)
- Mixed Chorus
Orchestra
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'La rencontre imprévue
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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