Original id:
6422
Start date:
7 November 1765
End date:
7 November 1765
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
Distant relative
Production notes:
Mondonville reset Philippe Quinault’s version of Thésée, the original of which had been immortalized in the previous century in Lully's opera (see ID 8682 for the 1675 première). Quinault's libretto draws on Ovid, and is therefore a sequel to the Euripidean version.
Media of production:
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages:
French