''Persée'' (''
Perseus
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'') is an opera by the French composer
François-André Danican Philidor first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the
Paris Opera
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) on 24 October 1780. It takes the form of a ''
tragédie lyrique'' in three acts. The text is a reworking, by
Jean-François Marmontel
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He was born of poor parents at Bort, Limousin (today in Corrèze). After studying with th ...
, of a libretto by
Philippe Quinault
Philippe Quinault (; 3 June 1635 – 26 November 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris.
Biography
Quinault was educated by the liberality of François Tristan l'Hermite, the author of ''Marianne''. Quinault's first play w ...
,
originally set by
Jean-Baptiste Lully
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in 1682. Philidor's version was not a success.
Roles
Notes
Sources
*
Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras'' p.525.
*
Original libretto on Gallica BNF
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Operas by François-André Danican Philidor
Tragédies en musique
French-language operas
1780 operas
Operas