Jason

Jason, ou La toison d'or (Jason, or The Golden Fleece) is an opera by the French composer Pascal Collasse, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 15 January 1696. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, is based on the legend of Jason in the epic poem Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes.

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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)
• Canente  (1700)