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, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 15 January 1696.Date per the site CESAR
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, is based on the legend of Jason in the epic poem ''

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Libretto at "Livrets baroques"

Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse ''Dictionnaire des Opéras'', Paris, 1881.
Operas Tragédies en musique French-language operas 1696 operas Operas by Pascal Collasse Operas based on Medea (Euripides play) Works based on the Argonautica {{french-opera-stub