Thésée (French: [tese]; lit.?'Theseus') is a tragédie en musique, an early type of French opera, in a prologue and five acts with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. It was first performed on 11 January 1675 by the 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.
| Original Name | Thésée |
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (based on Ovid's Metamorphoses) |
| Date of composition | 1675 |
| Premiered | 1675, January 11th (Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| First published | 1688 |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Catalogue | LWV 51 |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Haute-contre) - Pleasures Voice (Bass) - Un Jeu Voice (Haute-contre) - Bacchus Voice (Soprano) - Venus Voice (Soprano) - Cérès Voice (Bass) - Mars Silent Role - Bellone Voice (Soprano) - Églé Voice (Soprano) - Cleone Voice (Bass) - Arcas Voice (Soprano) - Grande Prêtresse de Minerve Voice (Baritone) - Egée Voice (Soprano) - Médée Voice (Soprano) - Dorine Voice (Tenor) - Thésée Voice (Soprano) - Minerve Voice (Haute-contre) - First old man Voice (Tenor) - Second old man |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Theseus, LWV 51 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Theseus, LWV 51 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Theseus, LWV 51 |