Ercole amante
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Ercole amante is a 17th-century opera by Francesco Cavalli, composed for the French court and notable for its grand scale and integration of Italian and French musical styles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | court of Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Hercules ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Mazarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
French court
ⓘ
wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ |
| composer | Francesco Cavalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
arias
ⓘ
ballet music ⓘ choruses ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ |
| hasModernRevival | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early development of French opera ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Cupid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deianira NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iole NERFINISHED ⓘ Juno NERFINISHED ⓘ Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later French tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Venetian opera tradition ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Francesco Buti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
French Baroque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand scale of production
ⓘ
integration of Italian and French musical styles ⓘ |
| orchestration | large Baroque orchestra ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
includes elaborate stage machinery
ⓘ
includes extensive ballet ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 7 February 1662 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Palais des Tuileries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | various modern critical editions ⓘ |
| revivedBy | modern early music ensembles ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| subject | Hercules’ amorous adventures ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Hercules in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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