Pomone

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Pomone is an opera by French composer Pierre Perrin, recognized as one of the earliest French operas and a foundational work in the development of the genre in France.

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instanceOf opera
associatedWithInstitution Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Louis XIV NERFINISHED
cityOfCulturalImpact Paris NERFINISHED
composer Pierre Perrin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
era Baroque NERFINISHED
firstRunDuration about 146 performances
firstRunEndYear 1671
foundedInstitutionContext Académie d’Opéra NERFINISHED
genre French opera
tragédie lyrique
hasCharacter Flore NERFINISHED
Pomone (goddess of fruit trees) NERFINISHED
Silvanus NERFINISHED
Vertumne (god of seasons and change) NERFINISHED
hasComposer Robert Cambert NERFINISHED
hasLibrettist Pierre Perrin NERFINISHED
hasPrologue true
historicalSignificance foundational work in the development of opera in France
one of the earliest French operas
includes ballet
choruses
instrumental music
influenced development of French national opera style
later tragédies lyriques
isEarlyExampleOf French opera
language French
librettoForm French verse
mainCharacter Pomona NERFINISHED
Vertumne NERFINISHED
musicalStyle early French Baroque
mythologicalSource Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 5
originalCompany Académie d’Opéra NERFINISHED
performancePractice courtly entertainment
performanceType sung throughout
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1671-03-03
premieredInCountry France NERFINISHED
premierePlace Paris NERFINISHED
premiereVenue Théâtre du Jeu de Paume de la Bouteille NERFINISHED
setting pastoral environment
subjectMatter Roman mythology NERFINISHED
survivingMaterial fragments of the score
libretto
workStatus partially lost

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