Psyché is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in a prologue and five acts composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a libretto by Thomas Corneille (adapted from Molière's original play for which Lully had composed the intermèdes). Based on the love story of Cupid and Psyche, Psyché was premiered on April 19, 1678 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris.
| Librettist | Thomas Corneille |
| Premiered | 1678, April 19th (Théâtre du Palais-Royal) in Paris, France |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | LWV 56 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- Deities of land and water
Orchestra Voice (Soprano) - Venus Voice (Haute-contre) - L'Amour Voice (Soprano) - Flora Voice (Haute-contre) - Vertumne Voice (Baritone) - Taille ; Palemon Voice (Soprano) - ; Nymphs of Flora Voice (Bass) - Jupiter Voice (Haute-contre) - Mercure Voice (Haute-contre) - Vulcain Voice (Haute-contre) - Zéphir Voice (Bass) - The king, father of Psyché Voice (Soprano) - Psyché Voice (Soprano) - Aglaure, Psyché's sister Voice (Soprano) - Cidippe, Psyché's sister Voice (Bass) - Licas Voice (Bass) - The god of a river Voice - Boy singers ; Nymphs, Zephyruses & Amours 2x Voice (Soprano) - ; Two nymphs of Acheron Voice (Haute-contre) - Furie Voice (Baritone) - Taille ; Furie Voice (Bass) - Furie Voice (Haute-contre) - Apollon Voice (Soprano) - Bacchus Voice (Bass) - Mome Voice (Haute-contre) - Mars 2x Voice (Soprano) - ; Two Muses Voice (Soprano) - Silène Voice (Baritone) - Taille ; Satyr Voice (Bass) - Satyr |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, LWV 56 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, LWV 56 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, LWV 56 |