''Les Guelfes'', Op. 70, is an 1898 French-language

grand opéra Grand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and (in their original productions) lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on o ...

by Benjamin Godard in five acts to a libretto by

Louis Gallet Louis Gallet (14 February 1835 in Valence, Drôme Valence (, ; oc, Valença ) is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the ...

. It premiered posthumously on 12 August 1902 at the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen.

Recordings

*Aria "Là-bas, vers le palais",

Véronique Gens Véronique Gens (born 19 April 1966) is a French operatic soprano. She has spent much of her career recording and performing Baroque music. Gens was born in Orléans, France, and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning first prize at the ...

, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet 2017

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* Operas 1902 operas Operas by Benjamin Godard French-language operas Operas set in Italy {{French-opera-stub