Médée
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Summary
Médée is a dramatico-musical work[1]. Médée draws 1,325 Wikipedia views per month (dramatico musical work category, ranking #381 of 2,893).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Luigi Cherubini[3]
- Librettist: François-Benoît Hoffman[4], E. T. A. Hoffmann[5]
- Genre: opéra comique[6], comic opera[7], opera[8]
- Based on: Medea[9]
- Commons category: Médée (Cherubini)[10]
- Language of work or name: French[11]
- Country of origin: Italy[12]
- Publication date: 1800[13], 1797[14]
- Characters: Captain of the Guard[15], Jason[16], King Créon[17], Médée[18], Two children[19], First handmaiden of Dirce[20], Dircé[21], Néris[22], Second handmaiden of Dirce[23]
- Narrative location: Corinth[24]
- Date of first performance: March 13, 1797[25]
- Title: Médée[26]
- Number of parts of this work: 3 act[27]
- Location of first performance: Salle Feydeau[28]
- Copyright status: public domain[29]
- Form of creative work: opera[30]
Why It Matters
Médée has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Médée is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]