''Phèdre'' (, ''Phaedra'') is an opera by the French composer

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (; 15 February 1704 – 25 May 1778) was a French sculptor of the 18th century who worked in both the rococo and neoclassical style. He made monumental statuary for the Gardens of Versailles but was best known for his exp ...

, first performed at

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau ( , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the Kilometre zero#France, centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a Subprefectures in Franc ...

on 26 October 1786. It takes the form of a ''tragédie mise en musique'' in three acts. The libretto by

François-Benoît Hoffman François-Benoît Hoffman (; 11 July 1760 – 25 April 1828) was a French playwright and critic, best known today for his operatic librettos, including those set to music by Étienne Méhul and Luigi Cherubini (most notably Cherubini's ''Médée' ...

is based on the Greek myth of the obsessive love of

Phaedra Phaedra may refer to: Mythology * Phaedra (mythology), Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë, wife of Theseus Arts and entertainment * Phaedra (Cabanel), ''Phaedra'' (Cabanel), an 1880 painting by Alexandre Cabanel *House of Phaedra ...

for her stepson Hippolytus.

Roles

Recordings

* Concert de la Loge Olympique, Julien Chauvin Production Bru Zane France Co-production Théâtre de Caen / Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles / Opéra de Reims In collaboration with C.I.C.T. – Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord First performed on Thursday, 27 April 2017 at the Théâtre de Caen The opera will be recorded by France Musique *Orfeo Orchestra Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi. Palazzeto Bru Zane (2020)

References

Sources

Original libretto on BNF Gallica
Operas French-language operas Operas by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne 1786 operas Operas based on works by Jean Racine Works based on Phèdre {{french-opera-stub