Carnaval de Venise

Carnaval de Venise Campra's second work for the Académie Royale de Musique has significance in the history of the French lyric theatre for it is a rare example of an opéra-ballet with continuous action. The m ore typical genre exemplified by L'Europe galant has a separate plot for each act. By virtue of its single intrigue Le Carnaval de Venise is an important precursor of the French lyric comedy of which Rameau's Platée (1746) is perhaps the best known example. Le Carnaval de Venise...
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Carnaval de Venise Campra's second work for the Académie Royale de Musique has significance in the history of the French lyric theatre for it is a rare example of an opéra-ballet with continuous action. The m ore typical genre exemplified by L'Europe galant has a separate plot for each act. By virtue of its single intrigue Le Carnaval de Venise is an important precursor of the French lyric comedy of which Rameau's Platée (1746) is perhaps the best known example. Le Carnaval de Venise served Campra as a study for his later opéra-ballet Les Fêtes Vénitiennes (1710).

Of special interest in both works is the interpolation of an op era within an opera. A miniature Italian opera in eight scenes Orfeo nell'inferni forms one of the divertissements in the final act of Le Carnaval de Venise.