A scene from Act III of André Destouches's opera Amadis de Grèce. Amadis gazes at his reflection in the fountain of the truth of love; Melisse stands at left.
Rehearsals were held at Fontainebleau on October 17 and 24, as well as on November 7, 1698. Here is what the Marquis de Dangeau recorded in his Journal :
Friday 17th, at Fontainebleau
"The king went to shoot. In the evening he heard in the chamber of Saint-Louis the repetition of a music made by Destouches for a new opera."
Amadis de Grèce was performed during the Queen's Concerts in March 1732. The prologue and act I were performed on March 3 of 1732, then acts II and II on March 5, acts IV and V on March 10.[2]
(in French) Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse Dictionnaire des Opéras, Paris, 1881
(in French) Opéra Baroque, Amadis de Grèce
Viking Opera Guide, ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993): article on Amadis, p.262
Notes
^ abcDangeau, Philippe de Courcillon (1638-1720 ; marquis de) Auteur du texte; Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy (1675-1755 ; duc de) Auteur du texte (1854–1860). Journal du marquis de Dangeau. Tome 1 / publié en entier pour la première fois par MM. Soulié, Dussieux, de Chennevières, Mantz, de Montaiglon ; avec les additions inédites du duc de Saint-Simon publiées par M. Feuillet de Conches.
^ ab"Amadis de Grèce". Opéra Baroque (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-08.
May 02, 2023
amadis, grèce, amadis, greece, opera, french, composer, andré, cardinal, destouches, first, performed, académie, royale, musique, paris, opera, march, 1699, takes, form, tragédie, musique, prologue, five, acts, libretto, antoine, houdar, motte, based, medieval. Amadis de Grece Amadis of Greece is an opera by the French composer Andre Cardinal Destouches first performed at the Academie Royale de Musique the Paris Opera on 26 March 1699 It takes the form of a tragedie en musique in a prologue and five acts The libretto by Antoine Houdar de La Motte is based on the medieval romance Amadis de Gaula La Motte s text was adapted to produce the Italian language libretto for Handel s opera seria Amadigi di Gaula 1715 Composer Andre Cardinal Destouches Contents 1 Characters 1 1 Main characters 1 2 Others 2 Rehearsals 2 1 Friday 17th at Fontainebleau 2 2 Friday 24th at Fontainebleau 2 3 Friday 7 at Fontainebleau 3 Early performances 3 1 Academie Royale de Musique in 1699 3 2 Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1711 3 3 Queen s Concerts in 1732 4 References 4 1 Sources 4 2 NotesCharacters EditMain characters Edit Amadis character of the opera Amadis de Grece by Destouches Andre Cardinal Characters Premiere CastAmadis Gabriel Vincent ThevenardZirpheus Miss PoussinMelissa Francoise JournetNicated Miss MoreauPrince of Thrace Louis Gaulard DumesnyThe shadow of the prince of Thrace Louis Gaulard DumesnyOthers Edit A young sailor An Enchanter An enchanted Knight An enchanted Princess The party leader Two ShepherdsRehearsals Edit A scene from Act III of Andre Destouches s opera Amadis de Grece Amadis gazes at his reflection in the fountain of the truth of love Melisse stands at left Rehearsals were held at Fontainebleau on October 17 and 24 as well as on November 7 1698 Here is what the Marquis de Dangeau recorded in his Journal Friday 17th at Fontainebleau Edit The king went to shoot In the evening he heard in the chamber of Saint Louis the repetition of a music made by Destouches for a new opera Journal by Marquis Dangeau 1 Friday 24th at Fontainebleau Edit In the evening they repeated in the gallery des Cerfs half of the new opera made by Destouches Journal by Marquis Dangeau 1 Friday 7 at Fontainebleau Edit In the evening the last three acts of Destouches new opera were repeated in the Galerie des Cerfs Journal by Marquis Dangeau 1 Early performances Edit Academie Royale de Musique Academie Royale de Musique in 1699 Edit Amadis de Grece was premiered in the Academie Royale de Musique on the 26 of March 1699 Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1711 Edit Amadis de Grece was performed in the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1711 2 Queen s Concerts in 1732 Edit Amadis de Grece was performed during the Queen s Concerts in March 1732 The prologue and act I were performed on March 3 of 1732 then acts II and II on March 5 acts IV and V on March 10 2 References EditSources Edit in French Libretto at Livres baroques permanent dead link in French Felix Clement and Pierre Larousse Dictionnaire des Operas Paris 1881 in French Opera Baroque Amadis de Grece Viking Opera Guide ed Amanda Holden Viking 1993 article on Amadis p 262Notes Edit a b c Dangeau Philippe de Courcillon 1638 1720 marquis de Auteur du texte Saint Simon Louis de Rouvroy 1675 1755 duc de Auteur du texte 1854 1860 Journal du marquis de Dangeau Tome 1 publie en entier pour la premiere fois par MM Soulie Dussieux de Chennevieres Mantz de Montaiglon avec les additions inedites du duc de Saint Simon publiees par M Feuillet de Conches a b Amadis de Grece Opera Baroque in French Retrieved 2019 12 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amadis de Grece amp oldid 1005253359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
