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Demophon or Demophoon may refer to: Mythology * Demophon of Athens, son of Theseus and Phaedra * Demophon of Eleusis, or Demophoon, son of King Celeus and Queen Metanira Music * ''Demofonte'' or ''Demofoonte'', 1731 Italian-language libretto by Metastasio * ''Demofoonte'' (Gluck), 1743 Italian-language opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck * ''Demofoonte'' (Mysliveček, 1775), Italian-language opera by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demofoonte'' (Mysliveček, 1769), Italian-language opera by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demofonte'' (Berezovsky), 1773 Italian-language opera by Maksym Berezovsky * '' Démophon'', 1789 French-language opera by Johann Christoph Vogel * ''Démophoon'', 1788 French-language opera by Luigi Cherubini Other * Demophon (seer) Demophon was a seer in Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demophon Of Athens
In Greek mythology, Demophon (Ancient Greek: Δημοφῶν or Δημοφόων) was a king of Athens. Family According to Pindar, Demophon was the son of Theseus and Phaedra, brother of Acamas. Some say that Demophon's mother was Iope, daughter of Iphicles. Mythology After his father lost the throne of Athens, Demophon grew up as an exile in Euboea with his brother under the care of Elephenor, a relative by marriage. Trojan war Demophon fought in the Trojan War and was among those who entered the city in the Trojan Horse. The brothers freed their grandmother Aethra, who had been captured by the Dioscuri and served Helen as a handmaid for a while, and brought her home. Thracian princess Demophon married Phyllis Phyllis is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Phyllis Bartholomew (1914–2002), English long jumper * Phyllis Drummond Bethune (née Sharpe, 1899–1982), New Zealand artist * Phyllis Calvert (1915–2002), British actress * P ..., daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demophon Of Eleusis
In Greek mythology, Demophon or Demophöon (Ancient Greek: Δημοφῶν or Δημοφόων), was an Eleusis, Eleusinian prince as the son of King Celeus and Queen Metanira. Mythology While Demeter, having taken the form of an old woman called Demeter, Doso, searched for her lost daughter Persephone, she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the King of Eleusis in Attica, Greece, Attica. He asked her to nurse Demophon - his son by Metanira. As a gift to Celeus, because of his hospitality, Demeter planned to make Demophon a god by anointing and coating him with ambrosia, breathing gently upon him while holding him in her arms and bosom, and making him immortal by burning his mortal spirit away in the family's hearth every night. She put him in the fire at night like a firebrand or ember - without the knowledge of his parents: :And thus it came to pass that the splendid son of bright-minded Keleos,Dêmophôn, who was born to well-girded Metaneira,was nourished in the pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demofonte
''Demofonte'' (also ''Demofoonte''; ''Il Demofoonte''; ''Demofoonte, ré di Tracia'' ing of Thrace ''Démophon''; ''Demophontes''; or ''Dirce, L'usurpatore innocente'' irce, the Innocent Usurper is an opera seria libretto by Metastasio. The libretto was first set by Antonio Caldara in 1733, but remained popular throughout the eighteenth century and was set over seventy times. General information *Title and title abbreviation: ''Demofoonte'' (Demof.) dramma per musica – dm *Volume and page number in the Brunelli edition of Metastasio's works: I, 635 *Text incipit of the first line of the work: ircea:"Credimi, o padre: ol tuo soverchio affetto" *Composer of first setting: Antonio Caldara *Place and date of first performance (or of completion): Vienna, Hoftheater, November 4, 1733 *Occasion for the first performance: Name-day of the Emperor Charles VI Other settings The libretto, written in 1731 or 1733, became immensely popular. By 1800 it had inspired at least 73 operas (acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demofoonte (Gluck)
''Demofoonte'' is a dramma per musica or opera in 3 acts by composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. The work uses an Italian language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 6 January 1743 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan. Roles Revivals The first modern performance of the opera took place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria on November 23, 2014. The opera was conducted by Alan Curtis (harpsichordist) Alan Curtis (November 17, 1934July 15, 2015) was an American harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor of baroque opera. Born in Mason, Michigan, Curtis graduated from studies at the University of Illinois, and received his PhD in 1960 with a ..., featured his Il Complesso Barocco as well as Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in the primo uomo role of Timante. References {{Authority control Operas 1743 operas Italian-language operas Operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demofoonte (Mysliveček, 1775)
''Demofoonte'' is an opera in three acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was the composer's second setting of this popular libretto by Metastasio first produced in 1733 (it was common in the second half of the eighteenth century for composers to set Metastasian texts dozens of times over). It was typical for subsequent setting of Metastasian dramas to incorporate significant alterations, and this setting retains the augmentation of the role of Timante that is found in the composer's first setting of this text. All of Mysliveček's operas are of the serious type in Italian referred to as opera seria. Performance history The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 20 January 1775, the birthday of king Charles III of Spain, the former ruler of the Kingdom of Naples whose birthday and nameday were still celebrated with operatic productions under the rule of his son Ferdinand. It was very successful at its premiere, to the point that the ''prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demofoonte (Mysliveček, 1769)
''Demofoonte'' is an opera in three acts by the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. It was the composer's first setting of this popular libretto by Metastasio first produced in 1733 (it was common in the second half of the eighteenth century for composers to set Metastasian texts two or more times over). This setting stays remarkably close to the original drama for its day (it was customary to alter Metastasian texts considerably so long after their original performances), but the role of Timante was augmented in order to highlight the talents of its interpreter, the distinguished male soprano Gaetano Guadagni. All of Mysliveček's operas are of the serious type in Italian referred to as opera seria. Performance history The opera was first performed at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice on 17 January 1769. It was very successful when it appeared. Indeed, the composer's first biographer, František Martin Pelcl, claimed that Venetian nobles stood in line outside of the theater to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demofonte (Berezovsky)
''Il Demofonte'', also: ''Demofonte'', ''Demofoonte'' or ''Demofont'' (Russian and Ukrainian: ''Демофонт'' or ''Демофон'') is an opera seria by the Ukrainian composer Maksym Berezovsky (1745–1777) composed in 1773 to an Italian libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera libretto ''Il Demofonte'' was written by Metastasio in 1731 (or 1733) and became immensely popular. By 1800 it had inspired at least 73 operas (according to the Encyclopaedia ''Musical St. Petersburg: The 18th Century'') The version by Maksym Berezovsky is especially important for music history as the first opera by a Russian as well as a Ukrainian composer. Creation and performance history Berezovsky worked on the opera during his 4-year stay in Italy. It was for a winter carnival in Livorno, where a Russian flotilla was anchored, written at the request of his patron, count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian fleet. The opera was premiered in February 1773 and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Démophon
''Démophon'' is a French-language opera by the composer Johann Christoph Vogel, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...) on 15 September 1789. The libretto is by Philippe Desriaux. The second and last of Vogel's operas to be staged, it was premiered after the composer's death at the age of 32 the previous year. Roles References ;Notes ;SourcesOriginal librettoanscoreat Gallica - Bibliothèque Nationale de France Operas French-language operas 1789 operas Operas by Johann Christoph Vogel {{french-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Démophoon
''Démophoon'' (sometimes spelt ''Démophon'') is an opera by the composer Luigi Cherubini, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 2 December 1788. It takes the form of a ''tragédie lyrique'' in three acts. The libretto, by Jean-François Marmontel, is based on ''Demofoonte'' by Metastasio. Performance history and reception ''Démophoon'' was Cherubini's first French opera after his move from London to Paris. It was not a success and was soon eclipsed by Johann Christoph Vogel's opera on the same subject, which premiered the following year. The musicologist Basil Deane writes: "In retrospect it is easy to see that failure was inevitable. Marmontel based his French libretto on Metastasio, but sacrificed his predecessor's directness by introducing a superfluous sub-plot. Diffuse in structure, his text is pompously banal in language." The Italian Cherubini also had difficulty setting French and there are numerous examples of false accentuation. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demophon (seer)
Demophon was a seer in Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...'s entourage. The King ignored Demophon's prediction of danger before the attack on the Mallian town in India in 325 BC. Demophon was one of several men who slept in the alleged temple of Serapis at the time of Alexander's fatal illness. References *Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel {{DEFAULTSORT:Demophon (Seer) Seers of Alexander the Great Ancient Greek seers 4th-century BC Greek people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
