La grand-mére amoureuse, parodie d'Atys

La grand-mére amoureuse was performed by marionettes at the Foire Saint-Germain in Paris in 1726. This comédie en vaudevilles, written by Louis Fuzelier and his collaborator Dorneval, is a parody of Atys, the tragédie en musique by Lully and Quinault, which was revived at the Opéra in the 1725–26 season. With nearly continuous music consisting of vaudevilles and airs parodies, and with both discernable critical distancing from and intertextual reference to its target opera, La grand-mére amoureuse is a mature and particularly polished example of opera parody, providing a fascinating perspective on contemporary reception of establishment opera. This edition makes La grand-mére amoureuse accessible by setting the sung portions of the play to the specified vaudevilles and providing basse continue parts, taken whenever possible from contemporary sources. The resulting score facilitates study of this important example of a little-known genre and is also suitable for performance.

Acte premier

Scene premiére: Atys

Scene 2: Atys, Idas

Scene 3: Atys, Idas, Sangaride, Doris

Scene 4: Sangaride, Doris

Scene 5: Sangaride, Doris, Atys

Scene 6: Sangaride, Atys

Scene 7: Atys, Sangaride, Doris, Célénus, Idas, Phrygiens & Phrygiennes

Scene 8: Les Acteurs de la Scene précédente, Cybéle en Vielle, Mélisse

Scene 9: Cybéle, Mélisse

Scene 10: Atys

Scene 11: Atys, Idas, Doris

Scene 12: Atys

Scene 13: Atys, Le Dieu du Sommeil, Morphée, Songes Agréables, Songes Funestes

 

Acte second

Scene premiére: Atys

Scene 2: Atys, Cybéle

Scene 3: Cybéle, Atys, Sangaride

Scene 4: Sangaride, Idas, Doris

Scene 5: Sangaride, Célénus

Scene 6: Sangaride, Célénus, Atys

Scene 7: Sangaride, Atys

Scene 8: Sangaride, Atys, Célénus, Le Fleuve Sangar, Fleuves & Ruisseaux, Riviéres & Fontaines

 

Acte troisiéme

Scene premiére: Cybéle, Célénus

Scene 2: Cybéle, Célénus, Sangaride, Atys

Scene 3: Les Acteurs de la Scène précédente, Esculape

Scene 4: Les Acteurs de la Scene précédente, Deux Apoticares

Scene 5: Cybéle, Atys, Sangaride, Phrygiens & Prêtresses

Scene 6: Cybéle, Atys, Sangaride, Phrygiens & Prêtresses

Scene 7 & derniére: Cybéle, Coquetiers & Coquetieres