Imaginary Invalid. The Imaginary Invalid is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
It premiered on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris and was originally choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp. The play is also known as The Hypochondriac, an alternative translation of the French title.
Molière had fallen out with the powerful court composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, with whom he had pioneered the comédie-ballet form a decade earlier, and had opted for the collaboration with Charpentier. Le malade imaginaire would turn out to be Molière's last work.
He collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after. Argan, a severe hypochondriac.
Béline, second wife of Argan. Angélique, daughter of Argan, in love with Cléante. Louison, Argan's young daughter, sister of Angélique. Béralde, brother of Argan. Cléante, lover of Angélique. Kind, but not very bright. Mr. Purgon, physician to Argan, who exploits his hypochondria. Mr. Diafoirus, a physician. Thomas Diafoirus, his son, betrothed to Angelique by her father. Nephew of Mr. Purgon. Mr. Fleurant, an apothecary. Mr. de Bonnefoi, a notary. Toinette, witty maid-servant of Argan. The play opens with Argan, a severe hypochondriac, going through the bill from his apothecary item by item. He pays out only about half of what is o
It premiered on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris and was originally choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp. The play is also known as The Hypochondriac, an alternative translation of the French title.
Molière had fallen out with the powerful court composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, with whom he had pioneered the comédie-ballet form a decade earlier, and had opted for the collaboration with Charpentier. Le malade imaginaire would turn out to be Molière's last work.
He collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after. Argan, a severe hypochondriac.
Béline, second wife of Argan. Angélique, daughter of Argan, in love with Cléante. Louison, Argan's young daughter, sister of Angélique. Béralde, brother of Argan. Cléante, lover of Angélique. Kind, but not very bright. Mr. Purgon, physician to Argan, who exploits his hypochondria. Mr. Diafoirus, a physician. Thomas Diafoirus, his son, betrothed to Angelique by her father. Nephew of Mr. Purgon. Mr. Fleurant, an apothecary. Mr. de Bonnefoi, a notary. Toinette, witty maid-servant of Argan. The play opens with Argan, a severe hypochondriac, going through the bill from his apothecary item by item. He pays out only about half of what is o
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