Bradamante

Bradamante is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue with a musical score by La Coste and a libretto by Pierre-Charles Roy. Although Garnier had dramatized the Bradamante story in 1582, Roy’s work was derived from Ariosto’s Orlando furioso. The principal departure from the Italian version is Roger’s deception of his friend. The two previous lyric tragedies at the Palais-Royal, Cassandre and Polyxène, were not too well received by the public, and La Coste’s composition was mounted only 18…