Issé
Music by André Cardinal Destouches · libretto by Antoine Houdar de La Motte · premiered 1697
Issé is an operatic pastorale héroïque by the French composer André Cardinal Destouches. Initially it was in three acts. The definitive revised version consists of a prologue and five acts. The libretto was by Antoine Houdar de la Motte. Although Destouches was only 25 at the time of its premiere, it is considered his best score.
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About the Composer
André Cardinal Destouches (sometimes called des Touches) (baptised 6 April 1672 – 7 February 1749) was a French composer best known for the opéra-ballet Les élémens.
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Other Operas by André Cardinal Destouches
- Amadis de Grèce (1699)
- Callirhoé (1712)