''Marthésie, première reine des Amazones'' (''Marthesia, First Queen of the Amazons'') is an
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
by the French composer
André Cardinal Destouches
André Cardinal Destouches (sometimes called des Touches) (baptised 6 April 1672 – 7 February 1749) was a French composer best known for the ''opéra-ballet'' ''Les élémens''.
Biography
Born in Paris, the son of Étienne Cardinal, a ...
, first performed at
Fontainebleau on 11 October 1699. It takes the form of a ''
tragédie en musique
Tragédie en musique (, ''musical tragedy''), also known as tragédie lyrique (, ''lyric tragedy''), is a genre of French opera introduced by Jean-Baptiste Lully and used by his followers until the second half of the eighteenth century. Operas in ...
'' in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by
Antoine Houdar de La Motte
Antoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 167226 December 1731) was a French author.
De la Motte was born and died in Paris. In 1693 his comedy, ''Les Originaux'' (Les originaux, ou, l'Italien), was a complete failure, and so depressed the author ...
.
Sources
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Libretto at "Livres baroques"
French-language operas
Tragédies en musique
1699 operas
Operas by André Cardinal Destouches
Operas
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