Opera in the Repertoire · Baroque
Alcide
Music by Marin Marais · libretto by Jean Galbert de Campistron · premiered 1693
Alcides, ou Le triomphe d'Hercule (Alcides, or The Triumph of Hercules) is an opera by the French composers Louis Lully and Marin Marais, first performed on at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 3 February 1693. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in five acts and a prologue. The libretto is by Jean Galbert de Campistron.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Alcide (Marais)", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
About the Composer
Marin Marais is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Marin Marais
- Ariane et Bacchus (1696)
- Alcyone (1706)