Roland; tragédie mise en musique Roland Orlando furioso Lully, Jean Baptiste, 1632-1687 Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688 C. Ballard 1685 French Roland is one of three operas by composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and librettist Philippe Quinault based on the medieval legends of chivalry (the other two are Amadis and Armide). Roland sets episodes from Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso. And, like its sibling Armide, Roland centers on the conflict between duty and love. Acts I-III portray this conflict within Angélique, Queen of Cathay, while the remaining acts