"Pygmalion" (1770)

Original id: 
13162
Start date: 
1 January 1770
End date: 
31 December 1770
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Lyric scene (or monodrama). Libretto - Rousseau. Composer - Rousseau. Incidental music - Horace Coignet & Rousseau. Rousseau's text was set by Franz Asplmayr (1772), and at least 12 other composers before 1816. First private performance: 1770. First public performance: 1775.
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Venue Festival Dates Notes
unknown venue (Paris, Île-de-France, France) Public performance
Hôtel de Ville (Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France) Private performance
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.2 Book library 957 Gagnebin & Raymond 1959-69, vol.2 / DLLF 1984, 3:2028, 2031 / Carr 1960, pp.242f. / Grove 1980, 16:271f. / Sckommodau 1970, pp.24, 26 / Dinter 1979, pp.97-101

How to cite this production

"Pygmalion" (1770), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/13162 <19 April 2024>