Ulysse et Pénélope

Ulysse or Ulysse et Pénélope (Ulysses or Ulysses and Penelope) is an opera by the French composer Jean-Féry Rebel, with a libretto by Henry Guichard. The story is based on a poetic reinterpretation of Homer's epic poem, Odyssey.

It was first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opéra) on 21 January 1703. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts.

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