Atys (Attis) is a tragédie en musique, a type of early French opera, in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a libretto by Philippe Quinault based on Ovid's Fasti. It was premiered on 10 January 1676 by Lully's Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) for the royal court at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye and was first performed in public in April at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Although this opera was met with indifference by the Parisian audience, it became known as "the king's opera" because of King Louis XIV's love for it. It was repeated for Louis XIV in 1678 and 1682.
| Original Name | Atys |
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (Based on "Fasti" by Ovid) |
| Date of composition | 1676 |
| Premiered | 1676, January 10th (Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Catalogue | LWV 53 |
| Approx. duration | 170 minutes |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Silent Role
- Le Temps, God of Time
Voice (Soprano) - Flore, a goddess Voice (Soprano) - Melpomène, the tragic Muse Voice (Soprano) - Iris, a goddess Voice (Haute-contre) - A Zephyr Voice (Haute-contre) - Atys, relative of Sangaride and favourite of Celænus Voice (Soprano) - Sangaride, nymph, daughter of the River Sangarius Voice (Soprano) - Cybèle, a goddess Voice (Baritone) - Celænus, King of Phrygia and son of Neptune, in love with Sangaride Voice (Bass) - Idas, friend of Attis and brother of Doris Voice (Soprano) - Doris, nymph, friend of Sangaride, sister of Idas Voice (Soprano) - Melisse, confidante and priestess of Cybele Voice (Haute-contre) - Le Sommeil, God of Sleep Voice (Haute-contre) - Morphée, son of Sleep Voice (Baritone) - Phobétor, son of Sleep Voice (Tenor) - Phantase, son of Sleep Voice (Bass) - The God of the River Sangar (Sangarius), father of Sangaride Silent Role - Alecton, a Fury Orchestra Chorus/Choir - Chorus and Ballet - The Hours of the Day and Night, nymphs who follow Flora, four little zephyrs, heoes who follow Melpomene; Phrygians; followers of Celænus, zephyrs, people attending the celebration of Cybele; Pleasant Dreams, Baleful Dreams; gods of t |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Attis, LWV 53 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Attis, LWV 53 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Attis, LWV 53 |