Achille et Déidamie
Music by André Campra · libretto by Antoine Danchet · premiered 1735 · at Paris Opera
Achille et Déidamie (Achilles and Deidamia) is an opera by the French composer André Campra, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 24 February 1735. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Antoine Danchet, is based on the Greek legend of Achilles and Deidamia.
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About the Composer
André Campra (French: [kɑ̃pʁa]; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several tragédies en musique and opéra-ballets that were extremely well received. He also wrote three books of cantatas as well as religious music, including a requiem.
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Other Operas by André Campra
- Alcine
- Hésione
- L'Europe galante
- Hippodamie (1708)
- Idoménée (1712)
- Camille, reine des Volsques (1717)