"The theme of Mazeppa has inspired Mme Clémence de Grandval to write a truly remarkable score, the success of which will cause a sensation in the world of music." With these flattering words, the press greeted the premiere of the five-act opera by one of the most frequently performed female composers of the late 19th century in France. Her career was regularly marked by flattering reviews and continued success, spanning all genres from chamber music to oratorios and operas. Yet Mazeppa, although considered her legacy work, was not honored with a premiere at the Paris Opera and had to settle for Bordeaux to reap the rewards of fame. This powerful, dramatic opera, a model of concision, tells in just over two hours of the rise and fall of the Cossack general Ivan Mazeppa, a refugee in war-torn Ukraine. The work was predicted to have a long career, but the subsequent development of the musical language of the Belle Époque and the composer's death meant that Mazeppa was forgotten for more than a century. It was high time for its hero to get back in the saddle.
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