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Jean-Baptiste Lully

Italian-born French composer (1632–1687)

9 dated entries naming Jean-Baptiste Lully, drawn from 8 separate years between 1632 CE and 1687 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1632November 28 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer (d. 1687)source
  • 1665September 22 – Molière's L'Amour médecin is first presented, before Louis XIV, at the Palace of Versailles, with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully.source
  • 1669February 13 – The first performance of the Ballet de Flore, a joint collaboration of Jean-Baptiste Lully and Isaac de Benserade is given, premiering at the Palais du Louvre in Paris. King Louis XIV finances the performance and even appears in a minor role in the production as a dancer.source
  • 1669October 6 – Molière's comedy ballet Monsieur de Pourceaugnacsource
  • 1671January 17 – The ballet Psyché, with music composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, premieres before the royal court of King Louis XIV at the Théâtre des Tuileries in Paris.source
  • 1673April 27 – Cadmus et Hermione, the first opera written by Jean-Baptiste Lully, premières at the Paris Opera in France.source
  • 1674January 19 – The tragic opera Alceste, by Jean-Baptiste Lully, is performed for the first time, presented by the Paris Opera company at the Theatre du Palais-Royal in Paris.source
  • 1683January 6 – The tragic opera Phaëton, written by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault, is premiered at the Palace of Versailles.source
  • 1687March 22 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer, established opera in France (b. 1632)source

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