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Mithridate (play)

1673 · 17th century

Mithridate is a tragedy in five acts by the French playwright Jean Racine, first performed in Paris in January 1673. It portrays the last days of Mithridates VI of Pontus, defeated by Rome, and his rivalry with his sons Xiphares and Pharnace for the love of Monime. It was one of Racine's most popular plays and inspired Mozart's opera Mitridate, re di Ponto.

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