Amadis, tragedie en musique
Description:
Libretto of the 1684 opera "Amadis," by Philippe Quinolt. The premiere of Amadis was delayed for a year after Lully completed its composition in order to allow the proper mourning period for Marie Thérese, wife of Louis XIV, who died in July of 1683. While still abstaining from theater at court, Louis XIV at last allowed the first public presentation of "Amadis" at the Opéra in Paris on 18 January 1684. It was an immediate public success.
On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph…
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Date:
1684
Creator:
Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688
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