Atys (Lully)

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Atys (Lully) is a 1676 tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, renowned as one of the quintessential French Baroque operas closely associated with the court of Louis XIV.

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instanceOf French Baroque opera
opera
tragédie en musique
associatedWith Court of Louis XIV
surface form: court of Louis XIV
basedOn classical mythology
catalogueNumber LWV 53
character Atys
Cybele
Célénus
Doris
Idas
Sangaride
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
composer Jean-Baptiste Lully
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
firstPerformanceDate 1676-01-10
firstPerformedBy Académie royale de musique
surface form: Académie Royale de Musique
genre opera seria (French style)
tragédie en musique
hasComposer Jean-Baptiste Lully
hasLibrettist Philippe Quinault
hasPrologue true
historicalReputation one of Lully's masterpieces
quintessential French Baroque opera
language French
librettist Philippe Quinault
notableFor courtly spectacle
integration of dance and music
tragic ending
use of French overture
numberOfActs 5
originalVenue Académie royale de musique
surface form: Académie Royale de Musique, Paris
period Baroque
premiereCity Paris
premiereCountry France
premierePlace Palais-Royal
surface form: Palais Royal, Paris
revival 1987 production by William Christie
revivalCompany Les Arts Florissants
revivalNotability important in the modern revival of French Baroque opera
setting Phrygia
structure prologue and five acts
style French Baroque
subject myth of Atys (Attis)
theme divine vengeance
duty
jealousy
love

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