L'île de Merlin, ou Le monde renversé (Merlin's Island, or the World Upended) is an opéra comique in one act composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck to a 1753 French libretto by Louis Anseaume based on Alain René Lesage and D'Orneval's 1718 vaudeville comedy Le monde renversé. Gluck's version was first performed on 3 October 1758 at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.[1] [2]
| Role | Voice type[3] | Premiere Cast, 3 October 1758 |
|---|---|---|
| Merlin | ||
| Argentine, Merlin's niece | soprano | |
| Diamantine, Merlin's niece | soprano | |
| Pierrot | bass | |
| Scapin | bass | |
| A philosopher | tenor | |
| M. de la Candeur, a dandy | tenor | |
| Hippocratine | soprano | |
| Chevalier de Catonville, a procurator | tenor | |
| M. Prud'homme, a notary | bass | |
| Hanif | tenor | |
| Zerbin | spoken role | |