David et Jonathas, H.490
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David et Jonathas, H.490 is a French Baroque opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier that dramatizes the biblical friendship and conflict between David and Jonathan.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ tragédie biblique ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical Books of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | H.490 ⓘ |
| character |
Achis
NERFINISHED
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David NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | friendship and conflict between David and Jonathan ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Collège Louis-le-Grand, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1688 ⓘ |
| form | through-composed opera with recitatives and airs ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
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sacred opera ⓘ tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | François de Paule Bretonneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Jesuit college performance ⓘ |
| notableFeature | alternation of opera acts with a Latin tragedy at original performance ⓘ |
| notableRecording | has multiple modern recordings by early music ensembles ⓘ |
| orchestration | Baroque orchestra with strings and continuo ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | French Baroque opera repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Jesuit ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Israel ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | French Baroque ⓘ |
| subject |
David
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict
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divine will ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ war ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and chorus ⓘ |
| workOf | Marc-Antoine Charpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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