La Damoiselle élue

La Damoiselle élue (The Blessed Damozel), L. 62, is a cantata for soprano and contralto soloists, 2-part female chorus, and orchestra, composed by Claude Debussy in 1887–1888 based on a text by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It premiered in Paris in 1893.

La Damoiselle élue
Cantata by Claude Debussy
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel (1878)
CatalogueL. 62
Text"The Blessed Damozel" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
LanguageFrench (translated)
Composed1887–88
DedicationPaul Dukas
Performed8 April 1893 (1893-04-08)
Published1892
Scoring
  • soprano
  • mezzo-soprano
  • choir
  • orchestra
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