Dardanus (Sacchini)
| Dardanus | |
|---|---|
| Tragédie lyrique by Antonio Sacchini | |
Étienne Lainez, leading tenor of the Royal music, in the costume of Dardanus | |
| Librettist | Nicolas-François Guillard |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère's libretto for Daardanus |
| Premiere | |
Dardanus is an opera by Antonio Sacchini. It takes the form of a tragédie lyrique in four acts (later revised to a three-act version). It was first performed at Versailles on 18 September 1784, and subsequently at the Paris Opera on 30 November of the same year. The French-language libretto was adapted by Nicolas-François Guillard from that by Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère, which had already been set to music by Jean-Philippe Rameau in his earlier opera of the same name.