Jean-Baptiste Lully was born on November 28th 1632 in Florence, Italy.
乔万尼·巴蒂斯塔·吕利于1632年11月28日出生于意大利的佛罗伦萨。
Best known for being the founder of French opera, Lully was a strict disciplinarian with a quick temper who was notorious for his ambitious, ruthless nature.
作为法国歌剧的创始人,吕利是一个严格执行纪律者和急性子,以其野心勃勃和残忍的本性而闻名。
In 1652, he was employed by King Louis XIV in Paris and in 1661 became court composer whose job was to write music for the lavish court ballets.
1652年,他受雇于巴黎国王路易十四,1661年成为宫廷作曲家,为奢华的宫廷芭蕾创作音乐。
Lully collaborated with the playwright Moliere from 1664 to 1672. Together, the two wrote several comedies-ballets for the court.
1664年至1672年间,吕利和剧作家莫里哀合作,两人为宫廷合创了几首喜剧芭蕾音乐。
It was in his drama that Lully began to develop more dramatic recitatives and large choral forms.
卢利正是在莫里哀的戏剧中开始发展出更具戏剧性的独唱和更大的合唱形式。
Written in 1670, "Le bourgeois gentilhomme", or "The Bourgeois Gentleman" was the most famous work to come from this period.
写于1670年的《贵人迷》是这一时期最著名的作品。
In 1672, Lully established a monopoly when he obtained an exclusive patent over the production of opera in France from Perrin, a bankrupt fellow musician.
1672年,鲁利从一位破产的同行佩兰那里获得了在法国演出歌剧的独家专利,从而建立了其垄断地位。
Over the next 14 years he teamed up for poet Philippe Quinault and produced a series of new and original operas based on legend and mythology.
在接下来的14年里,他与诗人菲利普·奎诺合作,根据传说和神话创作了一系列新的原创歌剧。
Some of the "lyric tradegies" include "Armide", "Phaeton", and "Isis".
其中一些“抒情悲剧”包括:《阿尔米德》、《法厄同》、《伊希斯》
Jean-Baptiste Lully's life ended rather strangely.
乔万尼·巴蒂斯塔·吕利的生命结束得很奇怪。
While conducting a piece titled "Te Deum", which was written to celebrate King Louis XIV's recovery from being ill, he struck his foot with a heavy staff while beating time.
他在指挥一首为庆祝路易十四从疾病中康复而写的名为《感恩颂》的曲子时,用一根沉重的棍子敲打着自己的脚。
When gangrene set in, Lully refused to amputate his toe. He died from the infection on March 22nd, 1687, in Paris, France, at the age of 54.
当坏疽开始出现时,卢利拒绝截掉他的脚趾。1687年3月22日,他因感染死在法国巴黎,享年54岁。