First performance 3 April 1761 Librettist Jean Rotrou | Composer Antoine Dauvergne Language French | |
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Similar Hercules vs Vampires, Ercole amante, Ercole su'l Termodonte, Admeto, Amadis | ||
Antoine dauvergne 1761 hercule mourant acto i
Hercule mourant (Hercules Dying) is an opera by the French composer Antoine Dauvergne, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opéra) on 3 April 1761. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in five acts. The libretto, by Jean-François Marmontel, is based on the tragedies The Women of Trachis by Sophocles and Hercule mourant, ou La Déjanire (1634) by Jean Rotrou.
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Antoine dauvergne 1761 hercule mourant acto ii
Performance history
The premiere was delayed by the death of the Duke of Burgundy. The opera ran for 18 performances.
Hercule mourant was given its first performance in modern times on 11 November 2011 at the Opéra Royal de Versailles in a concert version with Christophe Rousset conducting Les Talens Lyriques. The title role was sung by Andrew Foster-Williams with Veronique Gens as Déjanire. A recording of the performance was released the following year on the Aparté label.