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Premiere of Médée

When
1797
Where
Théâtre Feydeau, Paris
Episodes
1

Luigi Cherubini's French-language opéra-comique Médée was premiered on 13 March 1797 at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris. The retrieved passages confirm the work's genre, composer, premiere date, and venue, but do not name a librettist, so no librettist attribution is made here.

Episodes

  1. 13 March 1797 · Théâtre Feydeau, ParisPremiere of Médée at the Théâtre Feydeau

    Cherubini's French opéra-comique Médée received its first performance on 13 March 1797 at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris.

Background and detail

Background. Médée is a French-language opéra-comique composed by Luigi Cherubini. The passages retrieved for this event identify the work's genre and composer but supply no details about its commission, librettist, or the circumstances of its creation, so none are asserted here.

Premiere. The opera was first performed on 13 March 1797 at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris. This date and venue are the only premiere details supported by the supplied passages; cast, reception, and later performance history are not covered by the retrieved evidence.

Reception and Scholarship. The only scholarly reference in the supplied material is Tsippi Fleischer's study of Luigi Cherubini's Médée (1797), which examines the work's musical and dramatic style and includes historical sources. No reception details from 1797 itself are provided in the passages.

People involved

Sources

  1. Médée (Cherubini) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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