Proserpine (Lully)

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Proserpine (Proserpina) is an opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault first performed in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 3 February 1680.

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.

[edit] Roles

• Pluton (baritone)
• Proserpine (soprano)
• Cérès (soprano)
• Jupiter (baritone)
• Alphée (countertenor)
• Aréthuse (soprano)
• Mercure (countertenor)

[edit] Sources

• 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)