Thésée

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Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Theseus and Ariadne 1
Theseus and Hippolyta 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French Baroque opera
opera
acts 5
associatedWith Louis XIV court NERFINISHED
basedOn Greek mythology
myth of Theseus
catalogueStatus part of Lully’s operatic output
composer Jean-Baptiste Lully NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1675-01-01
firstPerformancePlace Paris NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceVenue Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1675
genre opera
tragédie en musique
includes ballet
divertissements
language French
librettist Philippe Quinault NERFINISHED
movement French Baroque
mythologicalSetting ancient Greece
notableForm through-composed recitative and airs
orchestrationStyle French Baroque orchestra NERFINISHED
originalCompany Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED
period 17th century
prologue yes
subject Theseus NERFINISHED
vocalForces chorus
solo voices

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau) character Thésée
subject surface form: Hippolyte et Aricie
myths of Theseus includesMyth Thésée
this entity surface form: Theseus and Ariadne
myths of Theseus includesMyth Thésée
this entity surface form: Theseus and Hippolyta
Philippe Quinault notableWork Thésée