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Depuis longtemps j'habitais cette chambre
      from Act I of the French opera, Louise by Gustave Charpentier
      Libretto : Gustave Charpentier

• Role : Julien, a young artist in love with Louise
• Voice Part : tenor
• Setting : a room in the apartment of Louise's parents facing the terrace of Julien's studio, Paris, 1900
• Range : E3 to A5. Tessitura : F3 to F4
• Synopsis : As they sit in Julien's apartment, Louise asks Julien to tell her again how they fell in love. He tells her the story from the time he moved next door to the time he met her on the staircase and fell in love with her.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Richard Bogart, Mark D. Lew, and Mike Richter.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #HE23.

Dans la cité lointaine
      from Act II, Scene 2 of the French opera, Louise by Gustave Charpentier
      Libretto : Gustave Charpentier

• Role : Julien, a young artist in love with Louise
• Voice Part : tenor
• Setting : a sewing room at a dressmaker's, Paris, 1900
• Range : F#/Gb3 to G#/Ab4. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to E4
• Synopsis : After attempting to convince Louise to run away with him, Julien serenades Louise with a song about a city far away where two lovers can be together forever.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Richard Bogart, Mark D. Lew, and Mike Richter.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #HE23.

Depuis le jour
      from Act III of the French opera, Louise by Gustave Charpentier
      Libretto : Gustave Charpentier

• Role : Louise, a young woman in love with Julien
• Voice Part : soprano
• Setting : a small garden next to the Montmartre, Paris, 1900
• Range : D4 to B6. Tessitura : A5 to G5
• Synopsis : Louise describes how her life has changed since moving in with Julien. She revels in his love for her and her life which grows better every day.
• Sound file : Sibelius score (requires Sibelius Scorch plug-in), MIDI file and zip format sequenced by Elizabeth Hunt.
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Translation by Stacey Martin.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera and aria alone - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog number for aria : #2309, for opera : #HE23. Buy aria sheet music online at Sheet Music Plus.

Les pauvres gens peurent-ils être heureux?
      from Act IV of the French opera, Louise by Gustave Charpentier
      Libretto : Gustave Charpentier

• Role : Le Père, father of Louise
• Voice Part : bass
• Setting : a room in the apartment of Louise's parents, Paris, 1900
• Range : C3 to G4. Tessitura : E3 to D#/Eb4
• Synopsis : Louise's father rails against the injustice of children that do not appreciate everything that their parents have given to them.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : Libretto entered by Richard Bogart, Mark D. Lew, and Mike Richter.
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog #HE23.