Amadis or Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul) is a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a libretto by Philippe Quinault based on Nicolas Herberay des Essarts' adaptation of Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo's Amadis de Gaula. It was premiered by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal sometime from January 15 to 18, 1684. There was a later production at Versailles without scenery or machines in 1685.
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (based on Nicolas Herberay des Essarts' adaptation of Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo's Amadis de Gaula) |
| Premiered | January 1684 (Théâtre du Palais-Royal) |
| Type | Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) |
| Catalogue | LWV 63 |
| Spoken language | French |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
- Followers, knights, soldiers, demons, nymphs, shepherds and shepherdesses, captives and gaolers, enchanted heroes and heroines etc.
Orchestra Voice (Baritone) - Alquif, sorcerer, husband of Urgande (prologue) Voice (Soprano) - Urgande, sorceress, wife of Alquif (prologue) Voice (Haute-contre) - Amadis, son of King Perion of Gaul Voice (Soprano) - Oriane, daughter of King Lisuart of Britain Voice (Baritone) - Florestan, illegitimate son of King Perion Voice (Soprano) - Corisande, Florestan's beloved, ruler of Gravesande Voice (Soprano) - Arcabonne, sorceress, sister of Arcalaus and Ardan Canile Voice (Baritone) - Arcalaüs, sorcerer knight and brother of Ardan Canile and Arcabonne Voice (Baritone) - Ghost of Ardan Canile |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63 "Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul)" Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63 "Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul)" Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63 "Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul)" |