e/Phaeton (Lully)

New Query

Information
has glosseng: Phaëton (LWV 61) is a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully. Philippe Quinault wrote the French libretto after a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It was premiered at Versailles on January 6, 1683, and can be read as an allegorical depiction of the punishment awaiting those mortals who dare to raise themselves as high as the "sun" (i.e. the Sun King).
lexicalizationeng: Phaethon
lexicalizationeng: Phaeton
lexicalizationeng: Phaëthon
lexicalizationeng: Phaëton
instance of(noun) a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
opera
Meaning
Catalan
has glosscat: Phaëton és una tragèdia lírica creada per Jean-Baptiste Lully, que consta d1 pròleg i 5 actes. El seu llibret va ser escrit per Philippe Quinault, basat en Les metamorfosis d’Ovidi. La seva estrena va ser a Versalles el 6 de gener de lany 1683.
lexicalizationcat: Phaéton
French
has glossfra: Phaéton est une tragédie en musique composée en 1683 par Jean-Baptiste Lully sur un livret de Philippe Quinault.
lexicalizationfra: Phaeton
lexicalizationfra: Phaéton
Media
media:imgBertin, Nicolas - Phaéton on the Chariot of Apollo - c. 1720.jpg
media:imgPhaeton-engraving.jpg

Query

Word: (case sensitive)
Language: (ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)


Lexvo © 2008-2025 Gerard de Melo.   Contact   Legal Information / Imprint