This play is described as a "comedy-ballet," and Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote music for it and took the part of the Mufti.
This play is described as a "comedy-ballet," and Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote music for it and took the part of the Mufti. Allegedly inspired by the visit of a Turkish envoy to Versailles which failed to notice its opulence, Cleonte disguises himself as the son of the Grand Turk in order to dupe the title character into granting him his daughter's hand. FTP, what is this Moliere play in which M. Jourdain studies dance, fencing, and philosophy in an attempt to make himself a gentleman?
This play is described as a "comedy-ballet," and Jean-Baptiste Lully wrote music for it and took the part of the Mufti.
Le {Bourgeois Gentilhomme} or The {Would-Be Gentleman}