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Daphnis loves the shepherdess Alcimadure, who doubts his sincerity. Disguised as a soldier, her brother Jeanet tests Daphnis, who proves his courage by rescuing her from a wolf; Alcimadure still denies her love. When she believes Daphnis dead, she confesses that she loves him too, and the lovers reunite after learning the death was a ruse.
Adamas, a chief Druid, conceives a passion for Isbé.
The first act recounts Venus and Adonis: Mars plots against his rival, Adonis is killed in a hunt and turned into an anemone, but Jupiter restores him. In the second act, Jupiter’s celebration helps Bacchus succumb to the nymph Erigone’s love. In the third, jealous Venus punishes Psyche; after a Fury causes a shipwreck and Psyche drowns, Cupid rescues her from the underworld and declares his love. Venus restores Psyche’s beauty and blesses the couple.
A five-act tragédie en musique using Philippe Quinault’s libretto about Theseus, previously set by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The music is now lost.
In the prologue, Prometheus gives life to his statues by stealing fire from heaven, and Love teaches them about love. In the main story, the mortal shepherd Titon and dawn goddess Aurore love one another, provoking the jealousy of Eole, who also desires Aurore, and Palès, who loves Titon. Aurore rejects Eole, preferring to lose her immortality rather than Titon. Palès fails to win Titon and curses him with premature old age. Aurore remains faithful, and Love reverses the spell.
Daphnis loves the shepherdess Alcimadure, who doubts his sincerity. Disguised as a soldier, her brother Jeanet tests Daphnis, who proves his courage by rescuing her from a wolf; Alcimadure still denies her love. When she believes Daphnis dead, she confesses that she loves him too, and the lovers reunite after learning the death was a ruse.
Adamas, a chief Druid, conceives a passion for Isbé.
The first act recounts Venus and Adonis: Mars plots against his rival, Adonis is killed in a hunt and turned into an anemone, but Jupiter restores him. In the second act, Jupiter’s celebration helps Bacchus succumb to the nymph Erigone’s love. In the third, jealous Venus punishes Psyche; after a Fury causes a shipwreck and Psyche drowns, Cupid rescues her from the underworld and declares his love. Venus restores Psyche’s beauty and blesses the couple.
A five-act tragédie en musique using Philippe Quinault’s libretto about Theseus, previously set by Jean-Baptiste Lully. The music is now lost.
In the prologue, Prometheus gives life to his statues by stealing fire from heaven, and Love teaches them about love. In the main story, the mortal shepherd Titon and dawn goddess Aurore love one another, provoking the jealousy of Eole, who also desires Aurore, and Palès, who loves Titon. Aurore rejects Eole, preferring to lose her immortality rather than Titon. Palès fails to win Titon and curses him with premature old age. Aurore remains faithful, and Love reverses the spell.