''Théagène et Chariclée'', originally spelt ''Théagène et Cariclée'' (''Theagenes and Chariclea''), is an opera by the
French composer
Henri Desmarets, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the
Paris Opera) on 12 April 1695. It takes the form of a ''
tragédie en musique
Tragédie en musique (, ''musical tragedy''), also known as tragédie lyrique (, ''lyric tragedy''), is a genre of French opera introduced by Jean-Baptiste Lully and used by his followers until the second half of the eighteenth century. Operas in ...
'' in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Duché de Vancy, is based on the ancient Greek novel ''
Aethiopica
The ''Aethiopica'' (; grc, Αἰθιοπικά, , 'Ethiopian Stories') or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (; grc, Θεαγένης καὶ Χαρίκλεια, link=no, ) is an ancient Greek novel which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. It was ...
'' by
Heliodorus''.
Sources
Libretto at "Livres baroques"Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras'', Paris, 1881 page 658.
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