CORNEILLE, LULLY, and MOLIÈRE (Opera): Psyché LIBRETTO (1688)

Description: CORNEILLE, LULLY, and MOLIÈRE (Opera): Psyché LIBRETTO (1688) CORNEILLE, LULLY, and MOLIÈRE (Opera): Psyché LIBRETTO (1688) Lully, Jean Baptiste. (1632-1687) [Corneille, Thomas. (1625 - 1709)] [Molière. (1622 - 1673)] Psyché, Tragedie en Musique: represente?e par l'Academie royale de musique. LIBRETTO Paris: sur l'imprime?.. 1688. 12 mo. [15 cm]. 59, [1] p. Three quarter blue morocco over blue marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Two bookplates to inner front board. In fine condition. Rare. Worldcat locates one copy of this edition, published a decade after the premiere and still in advance of the first Parisian revival. Psyché is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in a prologue and five acts composed to a libretto by Thomas Corneille adapted from Molière's original 1671 play for which Lully had composed the intermèdes. Based on the love story of Cupid and Psyche, Psyché was premiered on April 19, 1678 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Lully's usual librettist, Philippe Quinault, was in disgrace at court over his previous opera Isis and the task fell to Thomas Corneille, very likely at the bidding of the same cabal that had sought to disgrace Quinault. Whether by choice or out of necessity, Corneille's text is not a synthesis of Molière's, but rather a profoundly different plot for a profoundly different genre. "Les paroles ... sont de Quinault, à l'exception de celles du premier intermède, attribuées à Lulli et dues probablement à la collaboration de Molière. Quant à la tragédie ellemême, composée par Molière, Quinault, et Corneille, elle parut la même année sous le nom de Molière"--Barbier, A.A. Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, vol. 3, col. 1006. Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA). Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB, the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. We ship exclusively via insured FedEx and pride ourselves on our thorough and expert packaging. Lully, Jean Baptiste. (1632-1687) [Corneille, Thomas. (1625 - 1709)] [Molière. (1622 - 1673)] Psyché, Tragedie en Musique: represente?e par l'Academie royale de musique. LIBRETTO Paris: sur l'imprime?.. 1688. 12 mo. [15 cm]. 59, [1] p. Three quarter blue morocco over blue marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Two bookplates to inner front board. In fine condition. Rare. Worldcat locates one copy of this edition, published a decade after the premiere and still in advance of the first Parisian revival. Psyché is an opera (tragédie lyrique) in a prologue and five acts composed to a libretto by Thomas Corneille adapted from Molière's original 1671 play for which Lully had composed the intermèdes. Based on the love story of Cupid and Psyche, Psyché was premiered on April 19, 1678 by the Académie Royale de Musique at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Lully's usual librettist, Philippe Quinault, was in disgrace at court over his previous opera Isis and the task fell to Thomas Corneille, very likely at the bidding of the same cabal that had sought to disgrace Quinault. Whether by choice or out of necessity, Corneille's text is not a synthesis of Molière's, but rather a profoundly different plot for a profoundly different genre. "Les paroles ... sont de Quinault, à l'exception de celles du premier intermède, attribuées à Lulli et dues probablement à la collaboration de Molière. Quant à la tragédie ellemême, composée par Molière, Quinault, et Corneille, elle parut la même année sous le nom de Molière"--Barbier, A.A. Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, vol. 3, col. 1006. Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA) . Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB , the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. 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