Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers, La (ensemble)
Classification added October 20, 2026Premiered sometime in 1687
Private home-theater of Mlle de Guise, France
Composer:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
unkown
Description:
Opera in 2 Acts
Notes:
based on a classic myth and in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Canberra Baroque, Publishers, Canberra, Australia
full critical score #H 488
Time Period:
Mythological
Place:
Earth and Hades
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Euridice | Soprano | L |
| Daphne | Soprano | L |
| Enone | Soprano | L |
| Ixion | Countertenor | L |
| Orphée | Countertenor | L |
| Tantale | Tenor | L |
| Apollo/Titye | Bass-baritone | L |
| Pluton | Bass-baritone | L |
| Proserpine | Soprano | F |
| Aréthuse | Soprano | F |