Dictionnaire des musiciens et danseurs

This dictionary of musicians from the early years of Louis XIV’s reign introduces a new line of analysis: court spectacles and ballets de cour (court ballets). During this period, when Cardinal Mazarin introduced Italian opera to France, dance became professionalized and women received their first official appointments. The first volume covers entries from A to C.

• By (author) Jacques Szpirglas
• Series edited by Philippe Vendrix