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Hippodamie

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Hippodamie is an opera by the French composer André Campra, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 6 March 1708.[1] It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Pierre-Charles Roy, is based on a dialogue by Lucian of Samosata and concerns the Greek legend of Hippodamia.

References

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  1. ^ Félix Clément; Pierre Larousse, eds. (1881). "Hippodamie". Dictionnaire des Opéras (in French). Paris: Administration du Grand Dictionnaire Universel. p. 345.

Further reading

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  • Libretto at "Livres baroques" (in French)