Isis is a French opera (tragédie en musique) in a prologue and five acts with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. The fifth of Lully's collaborations with Quinault, it was first performed on 5 January 1677 before the royal court of Louis XIV at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye and in August received a run of public performances at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. It was Lully's first published score (partbooks in 1677); a full score was published in 1719.
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (based on Ovid's Metamorphoses) |
| Premiered | 1677, January 5th (Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) |
| First published | 1677 |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Catalogue | LWV 54 |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Fame Voice (Haute-contre) - Apollo Voice (Soprano) - Calliope Voice (Soprano) - Thalia Voice (Soprano) - Melpomene Voice (Soprano) - Clio Voice (Soprano) - Urania Voice (Bass) - Neptune Voice (Haute-contre) - First Triton Voice (Haute-contre) - Second Triton Voice (Baritone) - Jupiter Voice (Soprano) - Io / Isis Voice (Baritone) - Hierax Voice (Soprano) - Juno Voice (Soprano) - Iris Voice (Soprano) - Hebe Voice (Soprano) - Mycene Voice (Bass) - Pan Voice (Bass) - Argus Voice (Haute-contre) - Mercury Voice (Haute-contre) - A Fury Voice (Haute-contre) - Second Fate Voice (Haute-contre) - Third Fate Voice (Soprano) - First Fate |
| Autotranslations beta |
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