''Oronthée'' (or ''Orontée'') is a French-language opera by the composer Paolo Lorenzani, first performed by the singers and musicians of the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) at

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on 23 August 1688 as part of the celebrations the Prince of Condé gave for the Dauphin. It takes the form of a ''

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'' in a prologue and five acts. Almost all of the score is lost.

Sources

*Article on Lorenzani by Albert La France in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', available online at the site CESA

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