Ercole amante

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Ercole amante is a 17th-century opera by Francesco Cavalli, composed for the French court and notable for its grand scale and integration of Italian and French musical styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
associatedWith court of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XIV
basedOn myth of Hercules ⓘ
commissionedBy Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ
commissionedFor French court ⓘ
wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain ⓘ
composer Francesco Cavalli ⓘ
contains arias ⓘ
ballet music ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Louis XIV of France ⓘ
genre Baroque opera ⓘ
opera seria ⓘ
hasModernRevival yes ⓘ
historicalContext early development of French opera ⓘ
includesCharacter Cupid ⓘ
Deianira ⓘ
Hercules ⓘ
Hyllus ⓘ
Iole ⓘ
Juno ⓘ
Neptune ⓘ
Pluto ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
influenced later French tragédie lyrique ⓘ
influencedBy Venetian opera tradition ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Francesco Buti ⓘ
musicalStyle French Baroque ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

Italian Baroque ⓘ
notableFor grand scale of production ⓘ
integration of Italian and French musical styles ⓘ
orchestration large Baroque orchestra ⓘ
performancePractice includes elaborate stage machinery ⓘ
includes extensive ballet ⓘ
period 17th century ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 7 February 1662 ⓘ
premierePlace Palais des Tuileries ⓘ
linked to: Tuileries Palace
publisher various modern critical editions ⓘ
revivedBy modern early music ensembles ⓘ
structure prologue and five acts ⓘ
subject Hercules’ amorous adventures ⓘ
titleTranslation Hercules in Love ⓘ

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