Alceste, ou Le triomphe d’Alcide is a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The French-language libretto is by Philippe Quinault, after Euripides’ Alcestis. It was first performed on 19 January 1674 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal by the Paris Opera.
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (after Euripides’ Alcestis) |
| Premiered | 1674, January 19th (Théâtre du Palais-Royal) in Paris, France |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Catalogue | LWV 50 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Nymph of the Seine Voice (Soprano) - La Gloire Voice (Soprano) - Nymph of the Tuileries Voice (Soprano) - Nymph of the Marne Voice (Soprano) - Alceste, Princess of Iolcos Voice (Haute-contre) - Admète, King of Thessaly Voice (Baritone) - Alcide (Hercules), Greek hero Voice (Bass) - Licomède, King of Scyros and brother of Thetis Voice (Haute-contre) - Lychas, confidant of Alcide Voice (Bass) - Straton, confidant of Lycomedes Voice (Soprano) - Céphise, confidante of Alcestis Voice (Tenor) - Cléante, knight of Admetus Voice (Tenor) - Pherès, father of Admetus Voice (Baritone) - Charon Voice (Bass) - Pluton Voice (Soprano) - Thétis, a sea-nymph Voice (Haute-contre) - Apollon Voice (Soprano) - Proserpine Silent Role - The Ghost of Alcestis Voice (Haute-contre) - Alecton, a Fury Voice (Soprano) - A Rebuffed Ghost Voice (Baritone) - Eole, King of the winds Voice (Soprano) - Diane Silent Role - Mercure (Mercury) |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Alceste, LWV 50 "Le triomphe d’Alcide" Jean-Baptiste Lully: Alceste, LWV 50 "Le triomphe d’Alcide" Jean-Baptiste Lully: Alceste, LWV 50 "Le triomphe d’Alcide" |