Paride ed Elena (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːride ed ˈɛːlena]; Paris and Helen) is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. It is the third of Gluck's so-called reform operas for Vienna, following Alceste and Orfeo ed Euridice, and the least often performed of the three. Like its predecessors, the libretto was written by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. The opera tells the story of the events between the Judgment of Paris and the flight of Paris and Helen to Troy. It was premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 3 November 1770.
| Original Name | Paride ed Elena |
| Librettist | Ranieri de' Calzabigi |
| Premiered | 1770, November 3rd (Burgtheater) in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1770 in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Wq. 39 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Castrato)
- Soprano ; Paride (Paris), son of King Priam of Troy
Voice (Soprano) - Elena (Helen), Queen of Sparta Voice (Soprano) - Cupid, under the name of Erasto, Helen's confidant Voice (Soprano) - Pallas Athene, the goddess Voice (Soprano) - A Trojan |
| Autotranslations beta |
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