Opera in the Repertoire · Baroque
Canente
Music by Pascal Collasse · libretto by Antoine Houdar de La Motte
Canente (English: Canens) is an opera by the French composer Pascal Collasse, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 4 November 1700. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by Antoine Houdar de la Motte. A new setting by the composer Antoine Dauvergne appeared in 1760.
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About the Composer
Pascal Collasse is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Pascal Collasse
- Achille et Polyxène (1687)
- Astrée (1691)
- Jason (1696)