| Composer: |
Giacomo Meyerbeer |
| Librettist: |
Augustin-Eugène Scribe |
| Librettist: |
Germain Delavigne |
| Work definition: |
Grand opera in five acts |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'Roberto il Diabolo' |
| Language: |
French |
| Notes: |
The first performance at Covent Garden was an English version adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy, given under the title 'The Fiend-Father, or, Robert of Normandy'.
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| World premiere: |
21 November 1831, Opéra, Paris |
| ROH premiere: |
21 February 1832, Charles Kemble Opera Company |
| ROH company premiere: |
6 December 2012, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |