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Les fêtes de Paphos (The Festivals of Paphos) is an opéra-ballet in three acts by the French composer Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville. It was first performed at the Académie royale de musique, Paris on 9 May 1758.
| Role |
Voice type |
Premiere Cast |
| Vénus (Acts 1 and 3) |
soprano |
Marie-Jeanne Fesch |
| Aglaé (Act 1), Amour (Act 2) |
soprano |
Marie-Jeanne Lemière |
| Érigone (Act 2) |
soprano |
Marie Fel |
| Psyché (Act 3) |
soprano |
Sophie Arnould |
| Adonis (Act 1) |
haute-contre |
François Poirier |
| Mercure/Amour (Act 3) |
haute-contre |
Jean-Pierre Pillot |
| Mars (Act 1), Tisiphone (Act 3) |
bass |
Nicolas Gélin |
| Bacchus (Act 2) |
bass |
Henri Larrivée |
| Comus (Act 2) |
bass |
Monsieur Person |
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[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Act One: Vénus et Adonis
[edit] Act Two: Bacchus et Érigone
[edit] Act Three: L'Amour et Psyché
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