''Thémistocle'' (''Themistocles'') is an opera by the French composer

François-André Danican Philidor François-André Danican Philidor (7 September 1726 – 31 August 1795), often referred to as André Danican Philidor during his lifetime, was a French composer and chess player. He contributed to the early development of the ''opéra comique''. ...

, first performed at

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on 13 October 1785. It transferred to the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the

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) on 23 May 1786. It takes the form of a ''

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'' in three acts. The libretto, by Étienne Morel de Chédeville, is based on the life of the ancient Greek statesman

Themistocles Themistocles (; ; ) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having th ...

Sources

Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras''
p.658

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Original edition of the score at Gallica BNF
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