Orphée et Euridice; tragédie; opéra en trois actes Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Orphée et Euridice; tragédie; opéra en trois actes
  • Uniform Title Orphée et Eurydice

Creator

  • Composer: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Librettist: Moline, M. (Pierre Louis), ca. 1740-1821
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Des Lauriers
    Place of Publication: Paris

Date

  • Creation: 1783
  • Digitized: 2008-11

Language

  • French

Description

  • Physical Description: score (217 p.) 33 cm.
  • Content Description: The Viennese premiere of Orfeo was extremely well received, and Gluck decided to revise the opera as Orphée et Eurydice for Paris in 1774, with the French adaptation and additions provided by Pierre Louis Moline. The role of Orpheus was lowered slightly for an haute-contre singer (a male operatic voice type more in line with an alto range), adhering to French preferences. The opera was lengthened, to create a more magnificent spectacle, with extra arias, ensembles, and instrumental numbers. Gluck also modified the orchestration to accommodate the orchestra at the Académie Royale de Musique. This version, Orphée et Eurydice, became one of the most popular operas in France.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Operas -- Scores.
  • Other: Tragédie opéra

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Collection

  • Name: Virtual Music Rare Book Room
    Code: VRBR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Music Library
    Code: UNTML

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Musical Score/Notation

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • UNT Catalog No.: b1369212
  • OCLC: 21846789
  • RISM No.: RISM A/I, G 2853
  • Other: W. 30
  • Call Number: M1500.G68 O7 1783
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc16
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