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.

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Label Occurrences
French Baroque opera canonical 9

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: French Baroque opera
Generated description
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