Anacréon
Music by Luigi Cherubini · premiered 1803
Anacréon, ou L'amour fugitif is an opera-ballet in two acts by Luigi Cherubini with a French libretto by C. R. Mendouze. It was premiered on 4 October 1803 by the Paris Opéra at the Salle Montansier. The choreography was by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. The work proved to be a complete failure, ending its run on 1 January 1804 after only seven performances. The subject matter, a love affair of the Ancient Greek poet Anacreon, was completely alien to the spirit of the time. One critic complained that in his protagonist Cherubini had represented "un vieux debauché déguisé en héros d'opéra" ("an old debauchee disguised as an opera hero"). The overture was praised by Weber and Berlioz and has frequently been recorded. The complete opera was revived by the Italian radio company RAI in 1973 and on stage at La Scala in 1983 with Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducting.
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About the Composer
Luigi Cherubini is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Luigi Cherubini
- Démophoon (1788)
- Koukourgi (1792)
- Eliza (1794)
- L'hôtellerie portugaise (1798)
- Le crescendo (1800)
- Faniska (1803)
- Ali Baba (1833)