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Polydore

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173: 97:, with divertissements at the close of the first two acts. An unusual feature was to end the opera with the on-stage suicide of Polymnestor, which so shocked contemporary audiences that a chorus about the love of Deidamie and Polydore was inserted. 100:
A recording (with the original ending) made in Budapest in September 2022 was released by Glossa in 2023, with Judith van Wanroij (Vénus and Déidamie), Hélène Guilmette (Ilione), Chloé Briot (three roles),
217: 246: 261: 109:(Polydore) and David Witczak (Neptune, the High Priest and the shade of Déiphile), the Purcell Choir and Orfeo Orchestra conducted by 241: 236: 210: 203: 22: 136: 83: 69: 58: 256: 106: 94: 49: 156: 113:, described as "a major discovery, adding substantially to the revival of French baroque opera". 110: 187: 251: 180: 172: 102: 230: 183: 53: 33: 79: 74: 87: 28:
For the character who assumes the name "Polydore" in the play
90:, murdered by Polymestor, King of Thrace, for his treasure. 68:
is the last of Stuck's surviving operas. The libretto, by
52:, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the 191: 134:
Robins, Brian. Disc of the month - Polydore - Stuck.
82:, among other sources. It treats the Greek legend of 93:The work uses five-part strings in the style of 56:) on 15 February 1720. It takes the form of a 211: 130: 128: 126: 48:) is an opera by the French-Italian composer 8: 218: 204: 105:(five roles), Thomas Dolié (Polymnestor), 72:, is based on the third book of Virgil's 122: 7: 169: 167: 190:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 157:Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse 140:, July 2023, Vol.74 No.7, p875-76. 14: 171: 78:, while drawing upon Hyginus's 62:in a prologue and five acts. 1: 247:Operas by Jean-Baptiste Stuck 262:French-language opera stubs 278: 166: 27: 20: 23:Polydore (disambiguation) 159:Dictionnaire des Opéras 237:French-language operas 70:Simon-Joseph Pellegrin 179:This article about a 242:Tragédies en musique 107:Tassis Christoyannis 21:For other uses, see 59:tragédie en musique 50:Jean-Baptiste Stuck 88:King Priam of Troy 86:, youngest son of 199: 198: 269: 220: 213: 206: 175: 168: 155: 141: 132: 277: 276: 272: 271: 270: 268: 267: 266: 227: 226: 225: 224: 181:French-language 153: 150: 145: 144: 133: 124: 119: 111:György Vashegyi 37: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 275: 273: 265: 264: 259: 254: 249: 244: 239: 229: 228: 223: 222: 215: 208: 200: 197: 196: 176: 165: 164: 149: 146: 143: 142: 121: 120: 118: 115: 103:Cyrille Dubois 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 274: 263: 260: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 234: 232: 221: 216: 214: 209: 207: 202: 201: 195: 193: 189: 185: 182: 177: 174: 170: 162: 161:, Paris, 1881 160: 152: 151: 147: 139: 138: 131: 129: 127: 123: 116: 114: 112: 108: 104: 98: 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 76: 71: 67: 63: 61: 60: 55: 51: 47: 43: 42: 35: 31: 24: 19: 192:expanding it 178: 158: 135: 99: 92: 73: 65: 64: 57: 45: 40: 39: 38: 29: 18: 16:French opera 257:1720 operas 163:, page 537. 154:(in French) 54:Paris Opera 231:Categories 117:References 84:Polydorus 46:Polydorus 34:Guiderius 30:Cymbeline 66:Polydore 41:Polydore 148:Sources 80:Fabulae 252:Operas 75:Aeneid 32:, see 186:is a 184:opera 137:Opera 95:Lully 188:stub 233:: 125:^ 219:e 212:t 205:v 194:. 44:( 36:. 25:.

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Polydore (disambiguation)
Guiderius
Jean-Baptiste Stuck
Paris Opera
tragédie en musique
Simon-Joseph Pellegrin
Aeneid
Fabulae
Polydorus
King Priam of Troy
Lully
Cyrille Dubois
Tassis Christoyannis
György Vashegyi



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