Electre (1782)

Original id: 
9491
Start date: 
2 July 1782
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Media of production: 
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages: 
French
Companies:
Ancient works:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Nicolas-François Guillard (1752-1814) Librettist after Voltaire's Oreste, which draws on Sophocles' Electra
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1751-1796) Composer
Venue Festival Dates Notes
Opéra (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 2 July, 1782
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
The Use of Greek Tragedy in the History of Opera Print-out archive 86
Grove Music Online Website New Grove Opera: s.v. Lemoyne [Moyne], Jean-Baptiste
Agamemnon in Performance: 458 BC to AD 2004 Book library 78, 78 n. 5

How to cite this production

Electre (1782), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/9491 <8 May 2024>