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.

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instanceOf French Baroque opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
tragédie biblique ⓘ
basedOn Biblical Books of Samuel ⓘ
linked to: Books of Samuel
catalogNumber H.490 ⓘ
character Achis ⓘ
David ⓘ
Ghost of Samuel ⓘ
Joabel ⓘ
Jonathan ⓘ
Saul ⓘ
composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dramaticFocus friendship and conflict between David and Jonathan ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Paris ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry France ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Collège Louis-le-Grand, Paris ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1688 ⓘ
form through-composed opera with recitatives and airs ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
sacred opera ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist François de Paule Bretonneau ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Jonathan ⓘ
Saul ⓘ
theme conflict ⓘ
divine will ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
war ⓘ
vocalForces solo voices and chorus ⓘ
workOf Marc-Antoine Charpentier ⓘ

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