First performance 24 October 1697 Language French | Composer André Campra | |
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Librettist Antoine Houdar de la Motte Similar Tancrède, Les fêtes vénitiennes, Le carnaval de Venise, Idoménée, Hésione | ||
Andr campra l europe galante 1697 prologue
L'Europe galante (Galant Europe) is an opéra-ballet in a prologue and four entrées by André Campra, The French text was by Antoine Houdar de la Motte.
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- Andr campra l europe galante 1697 prologue
- Andr campra l europe galante by capriccio stravagante utrecht 27 august 2013
- Performance history
- References
The opera is regarded as the first opéra-ballet, with the entrées sharing a common theme - in this case 'love' in four countries, France (entrée 1), Spain (entrée 2), Italy (entrée 3) and Turkey (entrée 4) - rather than a common narrative.
Andr campra l europe galante by capriccio stravagante utrecht 27 august 2013
Performance history
L'Europe Galante was first performed on 24 October 1697 by the Paris Opéra under Marin Marais in the Salle du Palais-Royal in Paris. It was successful and was revived periodically until 1775. In 1997 - on the 300th anniversary of its creation - Istanbul Baroque led by Leyla Pınar staged L'Europe Galante thoroughly in Istanbul Dolmabahçe Palace. Then made a tour to Brussels Printemps Baroque du Sablon Festival the same year.