French Baroque opera

C17942
concept

French Baroque opera is a 17th–18th century operatic tradition, centered in France, that combines elaborate vocal music, dance, and spectacle with mythological or heroic subjects, formalized structures, and a strong emphasis on declamatory text setting and courtly grandeur.

Instances (9)

Instance Via concept surface
Armide
Atys (Lully)
surface form: Atys
Atys
Proserpine
Dardanus
Thésée
Tancrède
David et Jonathas, H.490
Lully’s Armide