Roland
Subtitle: tragedie en musique : representè à Gennes par l'Academie royale de musique françoise
Contributors: Lully, Jean Baptiste, 1632-1687, composer; Sciorico, Jean Baptiste, printer; Durazzo, Giacomo Filippo, marchese, -1854, former owner; Opéra de Paris; John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection)
Publisher: Par Jean Baptiste Sciorico, proche la Place de Banchi
Published: 1720
Place of publication: À Gennes
Language: fre
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Operas; Librettos; Roland (Legendary character); Drama
Work titles: Roland
Notes: Opera libretto.

Text by P. Quinault; music by J.B. Lully. Cf. New Grove online.

First performed as an opera in 5 acts with a prologue on 8 March 1685 at the Opéra de Paris; this version, in 4 acts with a prologue, performed in Genoa (date unknown).

Pages [6] and [8] (2nd group) are blank.

"Dediè a son Excellence Monseigneur le Duc Duzede &c., Conseillier du Roy, President des Indes, Chevalier des Ordres de Sa Majeste Tres-Chrestiene, & Plenipotentiaire de Sa Majeste Catholique en Italie."

Signatures: pi⁴ A-C⁸.

"Acteurs de la tragedie" without performers: p. [7] (1st group).

Includes stage directions.

French words.