Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau)

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Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 tragédie lyrique by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s Phèdre and renowned for its innovative orchestration and harmonic daring in the French Baroque opera repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
tragédie lyrique
acts 5
basedOn Phaedra
surface form: Phèdre
basedOnWorkAuthor Jean Racine
catalogueNumber Rameau’s first opera
character Aricie
Diane
Hippolyte
Oenone
Phaedra
surface form: Phèdre

Pluto
surface form: Pluton

Thésée
Erinyes
surface form: Tisiphone
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau
controversy sparked debate between supporters of Lully and Rameau
countryOfOrigin France
era 18th century
firstPerformanceInstitution Académie royale de musique
surface form: Académie Royale de Musique
genre French Baroque opera
harmonicFeatures bold modulations
dissonant harmonies for dramatic effect
historicalSignificance Rameau’s first opera for the Paris Opéra
landmark in French Baroque opera
influence later French opera composers
language French
librettist Simon-Joseph Pellegrin
movement French tragédie lyrique tradition
notableFor complex choral writing
harmonic daring
innovative orchestration
orchestrationFeatures expanded use of woodwinds
rich use of orchestral color
performancePractice often performed on period instruments
period Baroque
premiereCity Paris
premiereDate 1733-10-01
premierePlace Académie royale de musique
surface form: Académie Royale de Musique, Paris
prologue true
relatedWork Phaedra
surface form: Phèdre by Jean Racine
revival 20th-century early music movement
setting ancient Greece
structure prologue and five acts
subject Greek mythology
theme conflict between duty and passion
divine intervention in human affairs
tragic love

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Académie royale de musique notableWorkPremiered Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau)