Alceste

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Alceste is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, known for its tragédie lyrique style and collaboration with librettist Philippe Quinault.

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Alceste canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ
basedOn Greek mythology ⓘ
catalogueStatus standard work in Lully’s operatic output ⓘ
commissionedBy Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
composer Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
genre French Baroque opera ⓘ
hasActCount 5 ⓘ
hasBallet integrated dance sequences ⓘ
hasCharacter Admète ⓘ
linked to: Admetus

Alceste (character) ⓘ
linked to: Alceste

Chœur des Thessaliens ⓘ
Céphise ⓘ
Divinités infernales ⓘ
Hercule ⓘ
Lycomède ⓘ
Straton ⓘ
hasChorus prominent choral sections ⓘ
hasComposer Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ
hasInstrumentalForces Baroque orchestra ⓘ
hasLibrettist Philippe Quinault ⓘ
hasMythologicalTheme true ⓘ
hasOverture French overture ⓘ
hasPrologue true ⓘ
hasVocalForces chorus ⓘ
soloists ⓘ
historicalContext reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Reign of Louis XIV
language French ⓘ
librettist Philippe Quinault ⓘ
musicalForm opera ⓘ
notableFor collaboration between Lully and Quinault ⓘ
development of tragédie lyrique form ⓘ
originalCompany Académie Royale de Musique ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
partOfRepertoire French Baroque opera repertoire ⓘ
performancePractice French Baroque style ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1674-01-19 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
premiereTheatre Théâtre du Palais-Royal ⓘ
structure prologue and five acts ⓘ
style tragédie lyrique ⓘ
subject Alcestis ⓘ
workChronology early mature opera of Lully ⓘ

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