Quinault petrifies the Greek myths, as if with the Gorgon's head, into bland and predictable court entertainment.
110. Persée (Lully)
Tag: Tragédie lyrique
109. Proserpine (Lully)
The Greek underworld, according to Homer, was a place of eternal monotony. Listening to Lully’s opera on an infernally hot afternoon gives you some idea of what hell must be like.
108. Bellérophon (Lully)
Tragédie lyrique in a prologue and 5 acts Composer : Jean-Baptiste Lully Libretto : Thomas Corneille & Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle First performed : Académie royale de musique, théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, 31 January 1679 Prologue BACCHUSHaute-contreRoyPANBassArnoulBACCHUSTenorLe-RoyAPOLLONBassFrançois BeaumavielleTHE NINE MUSES – Choruses of Aegipans, Maenads, Shepherds and Shepherdesses Tragédie PHILONOË, daughter of Jobate, king of LyciaSopranoMarie AubrySTENOBÉE, … Continue reading 108. Bellérophon (Lully)
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