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1660–1744, French Born in Aix-en-Provence, Campra became a church musician in Arles and Toulouse, and composed sacred music that was much admired. In 1694, Campra moved to Paris to become master of music at the cathedral of Nôtre Dame. Three years later, he produced his opéra-ballet, L’Europe galante (1697). With this work, Campra was ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

born on 7 September 1671 at Riom in Auvergne. His first theatrical text, Vénus (1698), was privately performed at Paris. This was also his first collaboration with composer André Campra (1660–1744). Between 1698 and 1735 Danchet and Campra produced several pastorals, ballets and opéra ballets, and 11 tragedies lyriques including Hésione (1700), Cariselli (1702, using fragments of ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

(Fran-swa An-dra’ Da-ne-kan Fe-le-dôr’) 1726–95 French composer Coming from a large family of musicians associated with the French court, Philidor was a pupil of André Campra (1660–1744). He achieved international fame as a chess player and played much in England as well as in France. His main musical contribution came in his opéras comiques; he wrote more than 20, of ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

By default this makes Telemann an innovative pioneer of German opera, although his musical style was essentially Italianate, and he also adapted operas by Handel, Porpora and Campra for the Hamburg stage. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Leonardo Vinci | Late Baroque | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

two opéra-ballets during this decade, Les indes galantes (‘The Gallant Indians’, 1735) and Les fetes d’Hébé (‘The Festival of Summer’, 1739). This type of entertainment, developed by André Campra (1660–1744), placed great emphasis on spectacle and dance, allowing Rameau scope to demonstrate his outstanding talent as an orchestrator. Among the many original and musically satisfying products of later ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, composers were suddenly free to write operas and many did, most famously Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729) and Marin Marais (1656–1728); others included Pascal Collasse (1649–1709) André Campra (1660–1744) and André Cardinal Destouches (1672–1749). Charpentier was quick off the mark with his religious drama David et Jonathas. It was followed by Médée, a tragédie lyrique with a ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

such as her pupil Sophie Arnould, allowed Rameau to compose a more prominent number of demanding ariettes in his later operas. Fel also sang in works by Lully, Campra and Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711–72). She retired in 1758. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Johann Joseph Fux | Late Baroque | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

an opera by the American composer Lewis Spratlan (b. 1940) and won the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 2000. Introduction | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera Personalities | André Campra | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, between 1766 and 1775, Rosalie Levasseur, who appeared in cast lists as Mlle Rosalie, played minor roles, starting with Zäide in L’Europe galante by André Campra (1660–1744). In 1775, however, she caught the eye and the interest of the Austrian ambassador to Paris, Count Florimond Claude de Mercy-Argenteau, who decided to promote ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

Pellegrin was a monk who sailed twice with the French fleet to the Orient, and who put into verse Biblical texts that were sung to music by Lully and Campra at the royal convent at St Cyr. Pellegrin provided libretti for many composers, including Campra and Desmarets, but his best-known works are Jephté, set to music by Montéclair ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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