''Isbé'' is a 1742 opera by

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (, 25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French people, French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoy ...

to a

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

by Henri-Francois de La Rivière (1648–1738) A ''pastorale héroïque'' in 5 acts and a prologue, the opera was premiered in Paris on 10 April 1742.Théodore Édouard du Faure de Lajarte, ''Bibliothèque musicale du théâtre de l'Opéra'' (1878) "CXLVII ISBÉ Pastorale héroïque en 5 actes et un prologue Musique de Mondonville Paroles de La Rivière (anonyme, d'après les frères Parfaict). Représentée pour la première fois le mardi 10 avril 1742." The plot concerns Adamas, chief

Druid A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. The druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no wr ...

, who conceives a passion for Isbé.

Recordings

* 2016: Katherine Watson, Isbé; Reinoud Van Mechelen, Coridon; Thomas Dolié, Adamas; Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Desire / Charite; Alain Buet, Iphis / Third hamadryad; Blandine Folio-Peres, Fashion / Céphise; Rachel Redmond, Ámor / A shepherdess / Clymėne / A nymph; Artavazd Sargsyan, Tircis / First hamadryad / Forest god; Komáromi Márton, Second hamadryad, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra,

György Vashegyi György Vashegyi (born 13 April 1970 in Budapest) is a Hungarian harpsichordist and conductor. He founded the Purcell Choir in 1990 for a performance of ''Dido and Aeneas''. From November 2017 he was elected president of the Hungarian Academy of A ...

. Glossa Records

References

Operas 1742 operas French-language operas Operas by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville {{French-opera-stub