Atys (Lully)
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| Operas by Jean-Baptiste Lully |
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Cadmus et Hermione (1673) |
Atys (Attis) is a tragédie en musique in a prelude and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a French-language libretto by Philippe Quinault based on Ovid's Fasti. It was premiered at the royal court in Saint-Germain-en-Laye January 10, 1676.
[edit] Roles
| Character | Description | Voice part | Original cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Temps | God of Time. | baritone | François Beaumavielle |
| Flore | Flora, a goddess. | soprano | Marie Verdier |
| Melpomène | Melpomene, a tragic muse. | soprano | Beaucreux |
| Iris | Iris, a goddess. | soprano | ? |
| A Zephyr | Zephyr, a personification of the wind. | haute-contre | ? |
| Hercules, Antaeus, Eteocles, Polynices, Castor, and Pollux. | A troupe of dancers. | NA | Beauchamp, Dolivet, Faure, Favier, Lestang, Magny and Pécour |
| Tragedy | |||
| Atys | Attis, relative of Sangaride and favourite of Celenus. | haute-contre | Louis Gaulard Dumesny |
| Sangaride | A nymph and daughter of the river god. | soprano | Marie Aubry |
| Cybèle | Cybele, a goddess | soprano | Saint-Christophle |
| Celenus | king of Phrygia | ||
[edit] References
Lois Roscow. "Atys (i)", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed July 24, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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