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Proserpine (Proserpina) is an opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault first performed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 3 February 1680.
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[hide]Roles[edit]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 3 February 1680 |
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Prologue | ||
La Paix (Peace) | soprano | Catherine Ferdinand |
La Félicité (Felicitas) | soprano | Mlle Rebel |
L'Abondance (Abundantia) | soprano | Mlle Puvigné (or Puvigny) |
La Discorde (Discord) | tenor (en travesti) | Puvigné (or Puvigny) |
La Victoire (Victoria) | soprano | Claude Ferdinand |
Tragédie | ||
Pluton (Pluto) | bass | Jean Gaye |
Ascalaphe (Ascalaphus), son of Acheron, confidant of Pluton | bass | Antoine Morel |
Proserpine | soprano | Claude Ferdinand |
Cérès (Ceres) | soprano | Mlle de Saint-Christophe (or Saint-Christophle) |
Jupiter | bass | Godonesche |
Alphée (Alpheus) | haute-contre | Bernard Cledière |
Aréthuse (Arethusa) | soprano | Catherine Ferdinand |
Mercure (Mercury) | tenor | Langeais |
Cyané, a Sicily nymph, confidante of Cérès | soprano | Mlle Bony |
Crinise, god of the Sicily river Crinisus | basse-taille | Arnoul |
Furies | 2 tenors and a basse-taille(?) | Claude Desvoyes, Puvigny (or Puvigné) and Le Maire |
A blessed spirit | soprano |
Synopsis[edit]
The plot centers around the abduction of Proserpine by Pluton, with side plots concerning Cérès's love for Jupiter and the love intrigue between Alphée and Aréthuse.Recording[edit]
- Proserpine Soloists, Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by Hervé Niquet (Glossa, 2 CDs, 2008)
Sources[edit]
- The New Grove French Baroque Masters, ed. Graham Sadler (Macmillan, 1986)
- The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Le magazine de l'opéra baroque by Jean-Claude Brenac (in French)
- Amadeus Almanac
External links[edit]
- Proserpine: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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