Choreographic Work

Céphale et Procris

Céphale et Procris is a choreographic work choreographed by Gaétan Vestris to music by André Grétry, first performed in 1773. Céphale et Procris (Cephalus and Procris) is an opera by André Grétry with a French-language libretto by Jean-François…

Céphale et Procris
Image: Paolo Veronese · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Choreography
Gaétan Vestris
Music
André Grétry
Premiere
1773
First performed at
Opéra royal de Versailles
Score
Free on IMSLP

About the work

Céphale et Procris (Cephalus and Procris) is an opera by André Grétry with a French-language libretto by Jean-François Marmontel based on the Classical myth of Cephalus and Procris as told in Book Seven of Ovid's Metamorphoses. It takes the form of a ballet héroïque in three acts. It was first performed at the Palace of Versailles on 30 December 1773.

From the Wikipedia article “Céphale et Procris (Grétry)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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