(''Ariadne and Bacchus'') is an
opera by
Marin Marais 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 8 March 1696. It takes the form of a ''
tragédie en musique'' in five acts and a prologue. The libretto by Saint-Jean is based on
Ovid's ''
Metamorphoses'' and deals with the legend of
Ariadne.
Sources
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Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras'', Paris, 1881
French-language operas
Tragédies en musique
Operas by Marin Marais
1696 operas
Operas
Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera
Operas based on Metamorphoses
Ariadne
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