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'''''Persée''''' (''[[Perseus]]'') is an opera by the French composer [[François-André Danican Philidor]] first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the [[Paris Opera]]) on 24 October 1780. It takes the form of a ''[[tragédie en musique|tragédie lyrique]]'' in three acts. The text is a reworking, by [[Jean-François Marmontel]], of a libretto by [[Philippe Quinault]], [[Persée|originally set]] by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] in 1682. Philidor's version was not a success. |
'''''Persée''''' (''[[Perseus]]'') is an opera by the French composer [[François-André Danican Philidor]] first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the [[Paris Opera]]) on 24 October 1780. It takes the form of a ''[[tragédie en musique|tragédie lyrique]]'' in three acts. The text is a reworking, by [[Jean-François Marmontel]], of a libretto by [[Philippe Quinault]], [[Persée|originally set]] by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] in 1682. Philidor's version was not a success. |
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==Roles== |
==Roles== |
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!Premiere cast |
!Premiere cast |
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|Céphée ([[Cepheus]]), ''King of Ethiopia'' |
|Céphée ([[Cepheus, King of Aethiopia|Cepheus]]), ''King of Ethiopia'' |
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|''basse-taille'' ([[bass-baritone]]) |
|''basse-taille'' ([[bass-baritone]]) |
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|Moreau |
|Moreau |
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|Cassiope ([[Cassiopeia]]), ''wife of Céphée'' |
|Cassiope ([[Cassiopeia]]), ''wife of Céphée'' |
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|[[soprano]] |
|[[soprano]] |
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|Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne (called Mlle Duplant) |
|Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne (called Mlle Duplant) |
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|Andromède ([[Andromeda]]), ''daughter of Céphée and Cassiope'' |
|Andromède ([[Andromeda]]), ''daughter of Céphée and Cassiope'' |
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|soprano |
|soprano |
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|[[Rosalie Levasseur]] |
|[[Rosalie Levasseur]] |
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|Persée ([[Perseus]]), ''son of Jupiter'' |
|Persée ([[Perseus]]), ''son of Jupiter'' |
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|''[[haute-contre]]'' |
|''[[haute-contre]]'' |
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|[[Joseph Legros]] |
|[[Joseph Legros]] |
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|Phinée, ''prince of Ethiopia'' |
|Phinée, ''prince of Ethiopia'' |
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|bass-baritone |
|bass-baritone |
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|[[Henri Larrivée]] |
|[[Henri Larrivée]] |
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|[[Étienne Lainez]] |
|[[Étienne Lainez]] |
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|Méduse [[Medusa]], ''a Gorgon'' |
|Méduse [[Medusa]], ''a Gorgon'' |
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|soprano |
|soprano |
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|Mlle Duranci (also spelled Durancy)<ref>Stage name of Madeleine-Céleste Fieuzal (or Fieusacq) de Frossac</ref> |
|Mlle Duranci (also spelled Durancy)<ref>Stage name of Madeleine-Céleste Fieuzal (or Fieusacq) de Frossac</ref> |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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*{{fr}} [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL24402733M/Dictionnaire_des_opéras Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras''], p.525. |
*{{fr}} [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL24402733M/Dictionnaire_des_opéras Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras''], p.525. |
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*{{fr}} [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k123065f/f1.image.r=Persee%20Philidor.langEN Original libretto on Gallica BNF] |
*{{fr}} [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k123065f/f1.image.r=Persee%20Philidor.langEN Original libretto on Gallica BNF] |
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Revision as of 17:41, 7 February 2014
Template:Philidor operas Persée (Perseus) is an opera by the French composer François-André Danican Philidor first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris (the Paris Opera) on 24 October 1780. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in three acts. The text is a reworking, by Jean-François Marmontel, of a libretto by Philippe Quinault, originally set by Jean-Baptiste Lully in 1682. Philidor's version was not a success.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast |
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| Céphée (Cepheus), King of Ethiopia | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | Moreau |
| Cassiope (Cassiopeia), wife of Céphée | soprano | Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne (called Mlle Duplant) |
| Andromède (Andromeda), daughter of Céphée and Cassiope | soprano | Rosalie Levasseur |
| Persée (Perseus), son of Jupiter | haute-contre | Joseph Legros |
| Phinée, prince of Ethiopia | bass-baritone | Henri Larrivée |
| Mercure (the god Mercury) | tenor | Étienne Lainez |
| Méduse Medusa, a Gorgon | soprano | Mlle Duranci (also spelled Durancy)[1] |
| Euryale, a Gorgon (travesti) | haute-contre | J. Rousseau |
| Stenone, a Gorgon (travesti) | ? | Perré |
| Orcas, an Ethiopian | bass-baritone | Augustin-Athanase Chéron |
| Proténor, an Ethiopian | taille (bari-tenor) | François Laïs |
| Un cyclope (a cyclops) | bass-baritone | Durand |
| A Triton | ? | Perré |
| Vénus (the goddess Venus) | soprano | Châteauvieux |
| Une nymphe guerrière (a warrior nymph) | soprano | Joinville |
Notes
- ^ Stage name of Madeleine-Céleste Fieuzal (or Fieusacq) de Frossac
Sources
- Template:Fr Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse Dictionnaire des Opéras, p.525.
- Template:Fr Original libretto on Gallica BNF
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