L'île de Merlin, ou Le monde renversé (Merlin's Island, or the World Upended) is an opéra comique in one act composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck to a 1753 French libretto by Louis Anseaume based on Alain René Lesage and D'Orneval's 1718 vaudeville comedy Le monde renversé. Gluck's version was first performed on 3 October 1758 at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.Koob, Lindsay (23 May 2007). "Review: L'Ile de Merlin". Charleston City PaperHauschka, Thomas (2005). "Preface" (English translation by Bradford J. Robinson). L'Ile de Merlin, ou Le monde renversé piano/vocal score, pp. x–xii. Bärenreiter-Verlag Karl Vötterle
Roles RoleVoice typeRoles and voice types from Hauschka (2005) p. iiiPremiere Cast, 3 October 1758Merlintenor Argentine, Merlin's niecesopranoDiamantine, Merlin's niece sopranoPierrotbassScapinbassA philosopher tenorM. de la Candeur, a dandytenorHippocratine sopranoChevalier de Catonville, a procurator tenor M. Prud'homme, a notary bass Hanif tenorZerbinspoken role
References
External links Anseaume's 1753 revised French libretto for Le monde renversé at Google Books