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The Mountain Sylph is an opera in two acts by John Barnett to a libretto by Thomas James Thackeray, after Trilby, ou le lutin d'Argail by Charles Nodier
The_Mountain_Sylph
Mythological spirit of the air
A sylph (also called sylphid) is an air spirit stemming from the 16th-century works of Paracelsus, who describes sylphs as (invisible) beings of the air
Sylph
1822 literary fairy tale novella by Charles Nodier
ballets, including La Sylphide, and Trilby, and the opera The Mountain Sylph, some of which only retained the basic idea of love between a fairy and a Scottish
Trilby, or the Fairy of Argyll
Trilby,_or_the_Fairy_of_Argyll
Ballet dance
La Sylphide (English: The Sylph; Danish: Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed
La_Sylphide
Species of butterfly
Metisella aegipan, the mountain sylph or Shaka's ranger, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the mountains of the Cape in South Africa
Metisella_aegipan
Species of hummingbird
small mountain ranges in northeastern Venezuela. The taxonomy of genus Aglaiocercus and of the Venezuelan sylph in particular are complicated. The genus
Venezuelan_sylph
Species of damselfly
Chlorolestes fasciatus, the mountain malachite or mountain sylph is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa
Chlorolestes_fasciatus
and again in 1855. She played in The Mountain Sylph at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in 1852. She was the first Leila in Satanella at Covent
Rebecca_Isaacs
Mythological horses in Switzerland and France
Parnassus. The origin of the image of the "winged horse on top of a mountain" is, according to him, clearly linked to the myth of Pegasus. The riding sylph of
Legendary_horses_in_the_Jura
1882 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
that ends with the confrontation between the fairies and peers. Gilbert, too, was influenced by earlier works, including The Mountain Sylph by John Barnett
Iolanthe
1566 essay by Paracelsus
A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits (Latin: Ex Libro de Nymphis, Sylvanis, Pygmaeis, Salamandris et Gigantibus
A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits
A_Book_on_Nymphs,_Sylphs,_Pygmies,_and_Salamanders,_and_on_the_Other_Spirits
British composer
lighter pieces for the stage. In 1834 he published a collection of Lyrical Illustrations of the Modern Poets. His opera The Mountain Sylph – with which his
John_Barnett_(composer)
West End theatre in London
produced a number of works in the first few years of the theatre, including The Mountain Sylph (1834), credited as the first modern English opera. It
Lyceum_Theatre,_London
French author (1780–1844)
Russia. The libretto of John Barnett's 1834 opera The Mountain Sylph is also adapted from Trilby, via the ballet La Sylphide. There are streets in France
Charles_Nodier
Music genre
attempt to follow in the footsteps of Carl Maria von Weber with his opera The Mountain Sylph (1834), often mistakenly claimed as the first sung-through
Opera_in_English
Genus of butterflies
Metisella abdeli (Krüger, 1928) Metisella aegipan (Trimen, 1868) – mountain sylph Metisella alticola (Aurivillius, 1925) Metisella congdoni de Jong &
Metisella
19th-century opera genre
1830s–40s, though often derivative of continental models. John Barnett's The Mountain Sylph (1834, Lyceum) integrated music and drama innovatively, influenced
Grand_opera
American child actor (1848–1941)
first stage role was in 1850, as a fairy sprite in the opera The Mountain Sylph. She originated the role of Little Eva in George L. Aiken's 1852 stage
Cordelia_Howard
Opera by John Barnett
Farinelli, although the storyline of the opera is fictional. The success of Barnett's 1834 opera, The Mountain Sylph, encouraged further commissions, though
Farinelli_(opera)
Mythic entity personifying one of the classical elements
categories of elementals, which are gnomes, undines, sylphs, and salamanders. These correspond to the four Empedoclean elements of antiquity: earth, water
Elemental
Scottish-born soprano
Drury Lane, 1836. Eola in The Mountain Sylph at the English Opera House, 1836. Amilie in the première of Amilie, or the Love Test, 1837. In 1836 her salary
Jane_Shirreff
American opera singer
Henri Drayton as the Conte di Luna. Other roles at this time included Battista's Esmeralda, Maritana, Aeolia in The Mountain Sylph and Amina in La sonnambula
Lucy_Escott
English singer
Loder's Nourjahad and in John Barnett's The Mountain Sylph, making a success of the ballad Farewell to the Mountain. In 1843 Phillips began a series of "table
Henry_Phillips_(singer)
British composer, musical director and operatic singer
with Emma Romer and the tenor John Templeton, with Stansbury singing the baritone and bass roles, including Hela in The Mountain Sylph, Rodolfo in La sonnambula
George_Stansbury
Daniel Auber – Lestocq, premiered May 24 in Paris John Barnett – The Mountain Sylph Gaetano Donizetti – Gemma di Vergy, premiered December 26 in Milan
1834_in_music
English actor (1805–1877)
musical farce The Waterman and as Paul Shack in Master's Rival. On the 27 July he was Frolick in The Mountain Sylph and as Simon in The Rendezvous. A
Henry_Compton_(actor)
Opera singer and actress (1844–1928)
Sydney was the English contralto Sara Flower. As a teen, Howson performed roles in such operas as The Night Dancers, The Mountain Sylph, The Rose of Castille
Emma_Howson
English dramatist and theatrical manager
also by Samuel Beazley, was opened to the public. The English operas Nourjahad by Edward Loder and The Mountain Sylph by John Barnett were produced under
Samuel_James_Arnold
American dramatist
Mountain Sylph, Lend me Five Shillings, The Sea of Ice, Cure for the Fidgets, and Rip Van Winkle (William in the title role). This season also included the first
William_Gill_(dramatist)
Part of the Alaska Range in Alaska, United States
29, 1967 (Fetcher, Hale, Roberts). The Sylph (~7,600 feet; 2,300 m). First ascent August 20, 1967 (Roberts). The Cherub (~7,305 feet; 2,227 m). First
Revelation_Mountains
Eolia in John Barnett's The Mountain Sylph and Zulima in Edward Loder's Nourjahad, under the management of Samuel James Arnold. In the winter she returned
Emma_Romer
Species of butterfly
Dotta stellata, the spangled sylph, spotted sylph or spangled skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania
Dotta_stellata
before its premiere staged in Dresden in January 1843. Barnett, John – The Mountain Sylph Carafa, Michele – I solitari di Scozia 1815, La prison d'Édimbourg
Opera_in_Scotland
John Barnett (1802–1890): Mountain Sylph, Fair Rosamond, Farinelli Gerald Barry (1952– ): The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Importance of Being Earnest
List_of_operas_by_composer
Species of butterfly
Tsitana tulbagha, the Tulbagh sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa. The habitat consists of grassy, rocky areas
Tsitana_tulbagha
English socialite, activist, and author (1757–1806)
OCLC 940865941) The Sylph (1778) The Passage of the Mountain of Saint Gothard (1799) The Duchess of Devonshire by Lady Diana Beauclerk, c. 1779 The Duchess of
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Devonshire
Mythological humanoid creatures of small stature
Terre de Brume. p. 147. "sylph - definition of sylph". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 11 December 2013. Langford, David (2005). The Sex Column and Other Misprints
Little_people_(mythology)
Name list
Ariel, a sylph, the protector of Belinda in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock Ariel Moore, a character in the 1984 movie Footloose Ariel (The Little
Ariel_(name)
Family of birds
exotic common names, such as sun gem, fairy, woodstar, sapphire or sylph. Across the estimated 375 species, hummingbird weights range from as small as
Hummingbird
Species of butterfly
Metisella syrinx, the bamboo sylph or bamboes-walsertjie, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is a rare and highly localised species which is
Metisella_syrinx
American actor (1917–2012)
ship, the patrol yacht USS Sylph. In September 1945, he was once again honorably discharged from the Navy. He served a total of almost 10 years in the Navy
Ernest_Borgnine
1886 musical suite by Camille Saint-Saëns
to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphs" from The Damnation of Faust. The two themes were both originally written for high, lighter-toned
The_Carnival_of_the_Animals
Mythical horse-like creature with wings
horses with wings that lived in the Canton of Bletterans. Finally, the Sylph Horseman of Bonlieu was said to be the spirit of an old King rode who could
Winged_horse
Species of amphibian
"New giant salamander species now the world's largest amphibian". CBC News. Sylph, Ann (April 3, 2019). "Celebrating the Chinese Giant Salamander". Zoological
South_China_giant_salamander
Hungarian novelist (born 1954)
Velencébe"), translated by George Szirtes (Sylph Editions, 2013) and included in The World Goes On. 1993: The Universal Theseus (A Théseus-általános), three
László_Krasznahorkai
CGI sword-and-sorcery children's television series
is the Aunt of Djana and godmother of Queen Lorna. Fedora — one of the three Sylph sisters in Brocelianda. Sylph of Time and Queen of the Sylphs, dressed
Xcalibur
Immaterial being or supernatural agent
salamanders; air, sylphs. Then there are the giants who come from the air but live on the earth, and the dwarfs who come from below the earth but sometimes
Spirit_(supernatural_entity)
Tribe of birds
one of the two tribes that make up the subfamily Lesbiinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. The other tribe is Heliantheini (brilliants). The informal
Lesbiini
Sorceress in Arthurian legend
magnificent castle at the foot of a mountain in Brittany as a daughter of the King of Northumbria. Here, she is initially known as the beautiful 15-year-old
Lady_of_the_Lake
Musical artist
Self Released (Sylph) Recordings Kobold Moon – CD (2008) Myriad of Satyrids – CDR (2006) Amulet – CDR (2004) The Cult From Moon Mountain – CDR (2003) Trobairitz
Fursaxa
Aspect of shamanism
that "during the night, in dreams, which he contrives to excite, he takes care to be the principal object of her ideas...'tis her sylph that causes her
Spirit_spouse
Atmospheric ghost lights
2015). Mystical Mountains. pp. 109–110. Jarvis, Dale. "Jack the Lantern in Shoe Cove Bight". www.nlunexplained.ca. Archived from the original on 3 January
Will-o'-the-wisp
Short story by Pavel Bazhov
the Russian poem The Sylph, written by Vladimir Odoyevsky, Bazhov raises the issue that the artist can reach his ideal only when he comes in with the
The_Stone_Flower
The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as
List_of_Batman_family_enemies
Long-tailed sibia Long-tailed silky-flycatcher Long-tailed starling Long-tailed sylph Long-tailed tapaculo Long-tailed thrush Long-tailed tit Long-tailed triller
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Japanese mythological creatures
in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves, deep within mountains, or in hell. Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been
Oni
Pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland
the mountains called Paps of Ana is also noted in the medieval writings. Ana may be the double of The Morrígu or The Morrígan, whose name means "the great
Tuatha_Dé_Danann
alliance with the Sylphs to finish the «Conquer the World Tree Quest». During the Cait Sith meeting with the Sylph at the Butterfly Valley, the groups were
List of Sword Art Online characters
List_of_Sword_Art_Online_characters
Sprite from German, Ashkenazi Jewish, Slavic, and Northern European folklore
in Bavaria (the Upper Palatinate, the Fichtel Mountains extending to Czechia; also Vogtland which spills into Saxony and Thuringia), and the Austrian provinces
Schrat
1801 poem by James Henry Leigh Hunt
by airy sylphs to the palace of the "Fairy Pleasure". According to Hunt the poem "endeavours to correct the vices of the age, by showing the frightful
The_Palace_of_Pleasure_(poem)
Type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion
spirits of the mountains and forests. Tengu are associated with the ascetic practice of Shugendō, and they are usually depicted in the garb of its followers
Tengu
Seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore
Sámi. The peak guarding the pass over from the valley to the mountains above has a similar name, Ruollačohkka, meaning "Troll Mountain"—and the large
Hulder
loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format. ISBN 1-56076-589-5 The Al-Qadim Assassin Mountain boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
Crocodile-leopard-hippopotamus hybrid Swan maiden (Worldwide) – Swan-human shapeshifter Sylph (Alchemy) – Air elemental Sylvan (Medieval folklore) – Forest spirit Syrbotae
List of legendary creatures (S)
List_of_legendary_creatures_(S)
"Fire in the Nuts". Gonzo International/Steam Press/Petro III Graphics/Sylph Publications, 2004 (Limited edition of 176 copies). Republished in the third
Hunter S. Thompson bibliography
Hunter_S._Thompson_bibliography
Species of butterfly
Tsitana dicksoni, the Dickson's sylph, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa where it is only known from the Franschhoek Pass
Tsitana_dicksoni
Mining spirit from German folklore
The Bergmönch ("mountain monk"; German: [ˈbɛʁkˌmœnç]) is a mountain spirit from German folklore. He is also known as Meister Hämmerling ("master hammering
Bergmönch
Church in Nova Scotia, Canada
arrived the Sylph, Capt. Douglas, from Bermuda, having lost her boats and anchors in bad weather after parting from the Childers, and reports the Britannia
St. Paul's Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
St._Paul's_Church_(Halifax,_Nova_Scotia)
Mythological antagonist
thieves who ride flying goats. Pakistan – The Mamma is a large apelike creature who lives in the mountains and ventures forth to kidnap young girls. He
Bogeyman
Mythical creature in Norse folklore
The Bergsrå (Mountain Rå), Bergatrollet (Mountain Troll), or Bergakungen (Mountain King) was a mythical creature or spirit of the mountain in Norse mythology
Bergsrå
Legendary human-like creatures
(Judeo-Christian folklore) Seductive demons. Svartalfar – Norse for "black elves". Sylph – (Alchemy) Mythological air spirit. Tantugou – (France/Andorra) Elderly
Mythic_humanoids
Mythological creature
may actually be beneficial to those who encounter it. The púca is a creature of the mountains and hills, and in those regions there are stories of it
Púca
Water sprite
bringing them atop a mountain every morning to look at the kingdom that would have been their home. On their fifteenth birthday, Melusine, the eldest, asks her
Melusine
(spirits of the mines), the Gwragedd Annwn (lake maidens), and the Gwyllion (mountain spirits resembling hags). Folklorists such as Simon Young and Ronald
Classifications_of_fairies
1877 ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
the ball to choose a bride appears in La fille du Danube. The swan maidens may be variations of the wilis and sylphs common in Romantic ballets. The story
Swan_Lake
Concept in neo-Theosophy
about the size of a human being. Some (but not most) devas originally incarnated as human beings. Nature spirits, elementals (gnomes, ondines, sylphs, and
Etheric_body
Mythological creature
Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits by Paracelsus, published posthumously in Nysa in 1566. The term may be an original
Gnome
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 366 hummingbird species in family Trochilidae, and distributes them among 112 genera
List_of_hummingbirds
Legendary aquatic creature with an upper body in human female form
attached to the two-tailed mermaid of heraldry. The alchemist Paracelsus's treatise A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits
Mermaid
1998 video game
them or they can be controlled by the AI. Chocobo can collect feathers to summon other characters including Titan, Sylph, Ramuh and Bahamut.[citation needed]
Chocobo's_Dungeon_2
Nature spirits associated with Asian mythologies
spirit associated with woods and mountains, or a darker version of the yakṣa which is a kind of bhoota (ghost) that haunts the wilderness and waylays and devours
Yaksha
This is the Index of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition monsters, an important element of that role-playing game. This list only includes monsters
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_1st_edition_monsters
Mythical creature
featured in the Swedish fairy tales The Four Big Trolls and Little Peter Pastureman and Dag and Daga and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain where they live
Goblin
Childhood folkloric figure
Clara; Mountain, Rebecca; Jacobsson, Kristina; Bidlack, Felicitas; Lehmann, Lisa; Dunn, Erin (2024). "Cultural diversity of traditions for the disposal
Tooth_fairy
Canadian poet and academic (born 1950)
Bloodaxe Books, Jonathan Cape, Oberon Books, and Sylph Editions in the UK. In 2025, Carson appeared on The Great Lakes Suite, an album by Canadian indie
Anne_Carson
Species of damselfly
Chlorolestes tessellatus, the forest malachite or mosaic sylph is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is endemic to South Africa. This
Chlorolestes_tessellatus
German legendary creature
not unlike harp music, can be heard. The entrance is not always open, and the Heimchen or Bergvolk (mountain folk), as they call themselves, are not
Heimchen
Type of mythogical creature in Irish mythology
named Larry Dodd, a resident of "White Knight's Country" at the foot the Galtee Mountains (Galtymore), travels to Cashel where he buys a nag, intending
Dullahan
Species of bamboo endemic to South Africa
1908, 1953 and 1998/99. It is also a host of the IUCN Red List-listed vulnerable butterfly, the bamboo sylph (Metisella syrinx). Often found in association
Bergbambos
Chinese novelist, critic, playwright and Nobel laureate
Claire Conceison. The Cahiers Series. Lewes, UK: Sylph Editions and the American University of Paris, 2010. Silhouette/Shadow: The Cinematic Art of Gao
Gao_Xingjian
Being in Germanic folklore
Ahtohallan. The 2023 video game Bramble: The Mountain King features a minor antagonist called Näcken, a monstrous water-dwelling violinist who hunts the protagonist
Nixie_(folklore)
melanogenys (E-SA) Long-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus kingii (E-SA) Violet-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus coelestis (E-SA) Venezuelan sylph, Aglaiocercus berlepschi
List of birds of South America
List_of_birds_of_South_America
Collection of short piano pieces by Edvard Grieg
Dances) Heimweh (Homesickness) Composed 1893?–1895; published 1895. Sylfide (Sylph) Takk (Gratitude) Fransk serenade (French Serenade) Bekken (Brooklet) Drømmesyn
Lyric_Pieces
Immortal person or entity in Taoism
transcendent, sylph-like being who, through alchemical, gymnastic and other disciplines, achieved a refined and possibly immortal body, able to fly beyond the material
Xian_(Taoism)
Elderly female wood sprite from German folklore
hailstorm comes up in April and the mountains look veiled, then the Buschweibchen climbs over the mountains. The character of the Buschgroßmutter is ambivalent
Buschgroßmutter
Class of nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies
showing the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Burmese culture. Examples include Popa Medaw, the deity guardian of Popa mountain, and the yakshni deity
Yakshini
Gigantic female wood sprites from Tyrolean folklore
Reiser, Karl August [in German] (1895). "141. Die Wildfängl in Hintestener Thal". Die deutschen volkssagen. Kempfen: Josef Kösel. pp. 140–141. Zingerle,
Fänggen
Naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms
as places of fertility and fortune. Welsh folk believe that mountain sheep that eat the grass of a fairy ring flourish, and crops sown from such a place
Fairy_ring
Supernatural creature in German folklore
which lived in the mountains, but eventually turned more negative and malevolent. The characteristic magic that the Alpe possess also bear the creature much
Alp_(folklore)
German equivalent of the banshee
Carinthia and Switzerland, the Klagmuhme is part of the wild hunt (German Wildes Heer meaning "wild host"). In the Fichtel Mountains, the Klagmütterlein is a
Klagmuhme
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