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Pirithoüs (opera), the Glossary

Index Pirithoüs (opera)

Pirithoüs is an opera by the French composer Jean-Joseph Mouret, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 26 January 1723.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre, Mercure de France, Paris Opera, Pirithous, Tragédie en musique.

  2. 1723 operas
  3. Operas by Jean-Joseph Mouret

Jean-Joseph Mouret

Jean-Joseph Mouret (11 April 1682 in Avignon – 22 December 1738 in Charenton-le-Pont) was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country.

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Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre

Jean-Louis-Ignace de La Serre, sieur de Langlade, was an 18th-century French novelist and playwright born in Cahors in 1662 and died 30 September 1756.

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Mercure de France

The Mercure de France was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group.

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Paris Opera

The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France.

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Pirithous

Pirithous (Πειρίθοος or, derived from; also transliterated as Perithous), in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.

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Tragédie en musique

Tragédie en musique (musical tragedy), also known as tragédie lyrique (lyric tragedy), is a genre of French opera introduced by Jean-Baptiste Lully and used by his followers until the second half of the eighteenth century. Pirithoüs (opera) and tragédie en musique are tragédies en musique.

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See also

1723 operas

Operas by Jean-Joseph Mouret

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirithoüs_(opera)