Name: Psyché
Start: 2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Theater an der Wien

Organization

Zanger

Soprano

Deborah Cachet

Aglaure

Ambroisine Bré

Psyché

Silent

Cyril Auvity

Amour

Bénédicte Tauran

Venus

Bass

Philippe Estèphe

Jupiter

Dirigent

Christophe Rousset

Eugénie Lefebvre

Flora

Robert Getchell

Mercure

Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Mars

Nicholas Scott

Apollon

Matthieu Heim

Anas Séguin

le Fleuve

Tenor

Zéphyr

Fabien Hyon

Palémon

MusikTheater an der Wien

Orchestra

Les Talens Lyriques

Frans

Psyché -  (Psyche)

Wenen

Oostenrijk

Theater an der Wien

Psyche

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choreograaf

Chorus Director

Componist

Danser

Dramaturg

Extra

Geluidsontwerper

Haar stylist

Illustrator

Koor

Koor meester

Kostuum ontwerper

Librettist

Licht ontwerper

Orchestra Operations

Orkest

Other

Photographer

Poet

Regisseur

Répétiteur

Set designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Uitvoerend producent

Vertaler

Video ontwerper

Visagist

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Spoken

The poet Apuleius (123 - approx. 170 AD) made Amor and Psyche in his Metamorphoses - today also known as The Golden Donkey - the main characters in the only completely preserved novel of Roman antiquity. Since no Greek model is known, it is likely to be Apuleius' own creation, and for once a metamorphosis ends happily ever after. In baroque Paris, Molière turned to history and worked on the tragédie-ballet Psyché in 1671, for which his long-time musical partner Lully was to compose the music. Molière was under time pressure and hired the poets Pierre Corneille and Philippe Quinault to help him with the libretto. But there was a break between Molière and Lully, who from then on worked with Quinault as a librettist. After Molière's death in 1673, Lully took up the subject again. Corneille's younger brother Thomas, who was a well-known poet himself at the time, and the early Enlightenment writer Fontenelle shortened the piece, converted the rigid Alexandrians of spoken dialogue into verse suitable for recitation and thus created a new text template. They also changed Molière's plot for the tragédie lyrique: Venus intrigues against the mortal psyché, who then plunges into a river out of grief and lovesickness. At Jupiter's behest, however, Psyche is allowed to ascend to heaven, where she experiences eternal love with Cupid. Historical evidence diverges seriously about the success of the premiere at the Paris Opera. The magazine Le Mercure galant describes the opera as another perfect work by Lully. This statement can be distrusted, because librettist Thomas Corneille was one of the editors of the Mercure. The Parfaict brothers, on the other hand, important theater historians of the 18th century, spoke contemptuously of Psyché. As an admirer of Quinault, her judgment is largely based on her rejection of Thomas Corneille. Lullys Psyché Because of this attitude, was overlooked for a long time; it was not until the 21st century that conductors turned to this extraordinary work by Lully, in which, in addition to the obligatory homage to the Sun King, there is also the satirical spirit of the late Molières.

English

Psyche by Lully, Van (2022/2022), Dirigent Christophe Rousset, Theater an der Wien, Wenen, Oostenrijk

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