Opera in the Repertoire · Baroque
Ariane et Bacchus
Music by Marin Marais
Ariane et Bacchus (Ariadne and Bacchus) is an opera by Marin Marais first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 8 March 1696. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in five acts and a prologue. The libretto by Saint-Jean is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses and deals with the legend of Ariadne.
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About the Composer
Marin Marais is the composer of record for this opera.
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