Tancrède
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thumb|André CampraTancrède is a 1702 tragédie en musique (a French opera in the lyric tragedy tradition) in a prologue and five acts by composer André Campra and librettist Antoine Danchet, based on Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso.
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- tragédie en musique
- Composer
- André Campra
- Librettist
- Antoine Danchet
- Image
- Campra - Tancrède - title page of the libretto, Lyon 1702.png
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- Commons category
- Tancrède (Campra)
- form of creative work
- opera
- different from
- Tancrède
- language of work or name
- French
- publication date
- 1800-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
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thumb|André CampraTancrède is a 1702 tragédie en musique (a French opera in the lyric tragedy tradition) in a prologue and five acts by composer André Campra and librettist Antoine Danchet, based on Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso.
The opera contains 23 dances in addition to the singing. It is famous for having the alleged first contralto role in French opera. (However, in modern terms it is considered more of a mezzo-soprano range.) The role was written for Julie d'Aubigny, known as 'La Maupin', the most colorful singer of this era. It's also notable for the unusual choice of three low-lying voices for the main male parts.
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