Bellérophon is an opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Thomas Corneille and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle first performed by the Opéra at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris on 31 January 1679.
Librettist | Thomas Corneille; Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle; |
Date of composition | 1679 (1678-1679) |
Premiered | 1679, January 31st (Théâtre du Palais-Royal) in Paris, France |
First published | 1679 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | LWV 57 |
Spoken language | French |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Bass) - Apollon (prologue) Voice (Baritone) - Pan (prologue) Voice (Tenor) - Bacchus (prologue) Voice (Haute-contre) - Bellérophon Voice (Soprano) - Sténobée Voice (Soprano) - Philonoé Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Argie Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Pallas Voice (Baritone) - Jobate Voice (Bass) - Amisodar Voice (Tenor) - Pythie Voice (Bass) - Sacrificial priest |
Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Bellérophon, LWV 57 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Bellérophon, LWV 57 Jean-Baptiste Lully: Bellérophon, LWV 57 |