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1657 - Benserade's Ballet
de Psyché is performed at court
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1658 - the Illustre Théâtre
performs a play on Psyché in Rouen; Molière's role was
that of Vulcan
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1669 - La Fontaine publishes
his novella Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon (modern
ed.)
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summer of 1670 - Molière is
working on a dramatization of Psyché; enlists the aid of Pierre
Corneille and Philippe Quinaualt, probably that fall
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12 December 1670 - Carlo Vigarani writes that “a grand spectacle
is being prepared, which will be given on Epiphany in the
theater of the Tuileries”
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17 January 1671
- premiere of the tragicomédie et ballet version of
Psyché at the Salle des Machines in the Tuileries Palace,
with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully; repeat performances on Jan.
19, 24, Feb. 3, 5, 9. (Philidor
ms. copy of score)
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25 April 1671 -
excerpts from the Quatrième Intermède (Vulcan, Cyclops, Fairies)
performed at the Château de Chantilly for Louis XIV and his
court
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23 May 1671 -
the Prologue and Dernier Intermède were performed at Fort
Louis, Dunkerque, before the Bastion Royal. This
performance was attended by 23,000 soldier-workmen, and the
orchestra was augmented with 700 drums, fifes, oboes, trumpets,
and 80 cannon.
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21 July-25
October 1671 - first run of Psyché at the Théâtre du
Palais-Royal by Molière's troupe (livret)
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8 August 1671 -
excerpts of Psyché performed for the royal court at
Fontainebleau
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October 1671 -
Moliere's play published (first
edition)
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2 December 1671
- première of Molière's comedy La Comtesse d'Escarbagnas
at Saint-Germain en Laye; excerpts of Psyché were
incorporated into Le Ballet des Ballets (livret),
which was performed as intermèdes
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15 January-6
March 1672 - second run of Psyché at the Théâtre du
Palais-Royal
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11 November
1672-22 January 1673 - third run of Psyché at the Théâtre
du Palais-Royal
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19 April 1678 -
a tragédie en musique version of Psyché premières
at the Académie Royale de Musique, incorporating all of the
music of the 1671 tragicomédie et ballet version and with
new additions by Thomas Corneille (younger brother of Pierre
Corneille) and Lully (Philidor
ms copy). According to the Mercure Galant, the
conversion was accomplished in three weeks time.
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October-December 1684 - revival of Psyché at the
Comédie-Française, with the music "remis en estat" by
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (set
design by Joachim Pizzoli)
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1686 -
Psyché tragédie en musique performed in Wolfenbüttel (livret)
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1687 -
Psyché tragédie en musique performed in Modena
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1698 -
Psyché tragédie en musique performed in Lyon
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1703 -
Psyché tragédie en musique revived at the Académie Royale de Musique
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1713 -
Psyché tragédie en musique revived at the Académie Royale de Musique
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1719 -
Psyché tragédie en musique performed in Wolfenbüttel
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1737 -
Psyché tragédie en musique performed in Marseilles
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1987 - tragédie
en musique
Psyché performed at Festival d'Aix en provence, 21, 25,
27, 30 juillet, 1987, au théâtre de lArchevêché, DIRECTION
MUSICALE : Jean-Claude Malgoire
MISE EN SCÈNE : Jean-Claude Penchenat DÉCORS : Guy-Claude
François COSTUMES : Françoise Tournafont CHORÉGRAPHIE : Le
Ballet Dominique Bagouet
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2007 -
Psyché performed at the Boston Early Music Festival
