Thésée (Gossec)
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Thésée (Theseus) is an opera by the composer François-Joseph Gossec, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 1 March 1782. It is a setting of a revised version in four acts of a libretto by Philippe Quinault, originally set by Jean-Baptiste Lully in 1675.
Roles
| Cast | Voice type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Églé, princess raised under the supervision of Égée, King of Athens | soprano | Antoinette Saint-Huberty |
| Cléone, confidante of Églé | soprano | Gertrude Girardin |
| Arcas, confidant of Égée | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | Moreau |
| Grande prêtresse de Minerve (high priestess of Minerva) | soprano | Châteauvieux |
| Égée (Aegeus), King of Athens | basse-taille (bass-baritone) | Henri Larrivée |
| Médée (Medea), a princess and enchantress | soprano | Françoise-Claude-Marie-Rosalie Campagne (called Mlle Duplant) |
| Dorine, confidante of Médée | soprano | Mlle Joinville |
| Thésée (Theseus), unknown son of Égée | haute-contre | Joseph Legros |
| Minerve (the goddess Minerva) | soprano | Châteauvieux |
| Deux vieillards (two old men) | tenor/basse-taille | Étienne Lainez, Augustin-Athanase Chéron |
| Une vieille (an old woman) | soprano | Anne-Marie-Jeanne Gavaudan (the elder) |
| Chorus: Priestesses of Minerva, followers of Égée, warriors, inhabitants of the Underworld, people of Athens, Furies | ||
Recording
- Thésée Frédéric Antoun, Jennifer Borghi, Thibaut Lénaerts, Bénédicte Fadeux, Aurélie Franck, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens, conducted by Guy Van Waas (2 CDs, Ricercar, 2013)
Sources
- Original libretto on BNF Gallica
- Booklet notes to the Van Waas recording by Benoït Dratwicki
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