''Polyxène et Pirrhus'' (''

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and Pyrrhus'') is an opera by the French composer Pascal Collasse, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the

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) on 21 October 1706. It takes the form of a ''

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'' in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by

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Sources

Libretto at "Livrets baroques"

Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras'', Paris, 1881
p.538. Operas Tragédies en musique French-language operas 1706 operas Operas by Pascal Collasse Operas based on classical mythology {{french-opera-stub