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- Composer
- Albert Roussel
- Librettist
- Louis Laloy
- Image
- Roussel - Padmâvatî - Poster of the first performance 1923.png
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- Commons category
- Padmâvatî (opera)
- date of first performance
- 1923-06-01
- language of work or name
- French
- publication date
- 2000-00-00
- form of creative work
- opéra-ballet
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thumb|Cover of Padmâvatî
Padmâvatî is an opera in two acts by the French composer Albert Roussel. The libretto, by Louis Laloy, is based on Théodore-Marie Pavie's La légende de Padmanî, reine de Tchitor, which retells the legend recounted in Malik Muhammad Jayasi's poem Padmavat (1540). It was first performed at the Paris Opéra on June 1, 1923. Roussel styled the work an opéra-ballet and there are many dance numbers and opportunities for spectacle. The composer was inspired by his visit to the ruined city of Chittor in Rajputana (now Rajasthan) and he incorporated many features of Indian music into the score.
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