Charles VI is a grand opera composed by Fromental Halevy to a libretto by Casimir and Germain Delavigne. The opera was premiered at the Paris Opéra on 15 March 1843. 20th-century performances were rare, but the opera was revived at Compiègne in 2005.
The number "Guerre aux tyrants" ("War on tyrants") achieved separate fame as a song of political protest.
The story centres on King Charles VI of France after the battle of Agincourt, and his attempt...
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Charles VI is a grand opera composed by Fromental Halevy to a libretto by Casimir and Germain Delavigne. The opera was premiered at the Paris Opéra on 15 March 1843. 20th-century performances were rare, but the opera was revived at Compiègne in 2005.
The number "Guerre aux tyrants" ("War on tyrants") achieved separate fame as a song of political protest.
The story centres on King Charles VI of France after the battle of Agincourt, and his attempts to defeat the English invaders. In Act V the English are routed, while the King dies in the arms of his son.
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