Œdipe a Colone. Opéra en trois actes
- Type:
- partituur
- Titel:
- Œdipe a Colone. Opéra en trois actes
- Jaar:
- 1787
- URL:
- https://imslp.org/wiki/Oedipe_%C3%A0_Colone_(Sacchini%2C_Antonio) International Music Score Library Project
- Onderwerp:
- 18th Century (1701-1800)
Opera
Mythology
Paris (France)
Versailles (France)
Fontainebleau (France) - Taal:
- Frans
- Uitgever:
- Paris Imbault 1787
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C3.11 09L15 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- 235 pages
- Samenvatting:
- The premiere of Œdipe a Colone, intended to inaugurate the new theatre at Versailles, was not a success, possibly due to the quality of the performances, the staging or the acoustics. Queen Marie Antoinette promised Sacchini a better production at Fontainebleau in the autumn, but the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" meant she was unable to have her wish. The news that the production was cancelled is said to have hastened the death of the already seriously ill composer on October 9, 1786. Œdipe was given a posthumous performance by the Paris Opera at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin on February 1, 1787. This time the audience was warmly appreciative and the opera became one of the most popular pieces in the repertoire for several decades, reaching a total of almost 600 performances by 1844.
- Nota:
- Antonio Sacchini was a prolific opera composer who worked in Italy, London and Paris, where he became a favorite of Queen Marie Antoinette.
Imbault plate number 100, Imbault signature on title page - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000002706