It was during this period, in February of 1653, that Louis first encountered Jean-Baptiste Lully. ... A person important to Louis XIV was Moliere, an actor, author and a director. Moliere was born in 1622 in Paris. ... Moliere collaborated with Lully on many occasions although later in their careers they did end up taking different paths. ... From 1664 he collaborated with Moliere in series of comedy-ballets which were the forerunners of French opera. ...

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Jean Baptize Lully was a French composer, Instrumentalist and a dancer who worked for the most part of his life in Louis XIV's court in France. ... It was the time when he gave away his name of Giovanni Battista Lully and named himself Jean baptize Lully. ... His collaboration with Moliere gave rise to a new form of music which became known as, "the comedie –ballet.... Theater Music In 1661, intermedecame as a new genre when it was described by Moliere as the ornaments which Lully and he intermingled with comedy. The intermedes which were made by Lully started to appear often ...

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