Esmeralda (opera) Esmeralda (opera) Esmeralda is an opera in four acts composed by Arthur Goring Thomas to an English-language libretto by Theo Marzials and Alberto Randegger based on Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". It premiered in London on 26 March 1883 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with Georgina Burns in the title role and Barton McGuckin as her lover, Phoebus. "Esmeralda" was Thomas's first opera to receive a full staging. It was commissioned by the Carl Rosa Opera Company following a very successful performance of excerpts from his opera "The Light of the Harem" in 1879 at the Royal
Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) and Esmeralda 7. So Look No More for Love — Fleur-de-Lys & Phoebus 8. The Feast of Fools — Gringoire & Chorus 9. The King of Fools — Quasimodo 10. The Sorceress — Frollo & Quasimodo 11. The Foundling — Quasimodo 12. The Doors of Paris — Gringoire 13. Kidnap Attempt — Phoebus & Esmeralda 14. The Court of the Miracles — Clopin, Chorus & Esmeralda 15. The Word Phoebus — Esmeralda & Gringoire 16. Shining Like the Sun — Esmeralda & Fleur-de-Lys 17. Torn Apart — Phoebus 18. Anarchy — Frollo & Gringoire 19. Water, Please! — Chorus, Frollo