- La mère coupable
:"For the play on which the opera is based, see
The Guilty Mother ."
La Mère coupable is anopera in three acts, op.412, byDarius Milhaud to alibretto by Madeleine Milhaud after the last play inBeaumarchais ’ Figaro trilogy. It premiered at the Grand Théâtre, Geneva, on June 13, 1966.Principal roles
*Count Almaviva,
baritone
*Rosine, the Countess,soprano
*Chevalier Léon, her son,tenor
*Florestine, ward of Count Almaviva,coloratura soprano
*Begaers, an Irish schemer, baritone
*Figaro, Almaviva's valet, baritone
*Suzanne, his wifemezzo-soprano
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