Persée
Classification added May 31, 2016Premiered April 17 or 18, 1682
Paris, France. Théâtre du Palais-Royal
Composer:
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Original Language:
French
Librettist:
Philippe Quinault
Description:
Opera in a Prologue and Five Acts
Notes:
from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Time Period:
mythological
Place:
Ethiopia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Andromède | Soprano | L |
| Cassiope | Soprano | L |
| Mérope | Soprano | L |
| Persée | Countertenor | L |
| Phinée | Baritone | L |
| Céphée | Bass | L |
| Mercure | Countertenor | F |
| Euryale | Countertenor | F |
| Méduse | Tenor | F |
| Sténone | Baritone | F |
| La Vertu | Soprano | S |
| La Fortune | Soprano | S |
| Une Nymphe Guerrière | Soprano | S |
| Phronime | Tenor | S |
| Mégathyme | Tenor | S |
| Amphimédon (Ethiopian #1) | Tenor | S |
| Vénus | Soprano | B |
| L’amour | Soprano | B |
| L’hymen | Soprano | B |
| Suivante de la Vertu | Soprano | B |
| Suivante de la Fortune | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Cyclope | Baritone | B |
| Grand prêtre | Baritone | B |
| Corite (Ethiopian #2) | Baritone | B |
| Proténor (Ethiopian #3) | Bass | B |
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| Idas | Bass | B |
| Triton | Bass | B |
| Une Divinité Infernale | Bass | B |
| Solo Chorus Soprano | Soprano | CB |
| Solo Chorus Alto | Alto | CB |
| Solo Chorus Tenor | Tenor | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 20
Divisi: SATB