Hippolyte et Aricie

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opera tragédie lyrique

Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.

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Surface form Occurrences
Racine's Phèdre 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ
acts 5 ⓘ
basedOn Phèdre NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Jean Racine NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstRameauOpera true ⓘ
form tragédie en musique ⓘ
genre French Baroque opera ⓘ
hasAct Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act IV ⓘ
Act V ⓘ
hasPrologue Prologue ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked Rameau’s debut in opera ⓘ
sparked controversy in Parisian musical circles ⓘ
includes arias ⓘ
ballet ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Simon-Joseph Pellegrin NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Theseus cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalSource Greek mythology ⓘ
notedFor innovative harmony ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
originalCompany Paris Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalInstitution Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry France NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereDate 1733-10-01 ⓘ
premierePlace Académie Royale de Musique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
prologue true ⓘ
setting ancient Greece ⓘ
sourceGenre tragedy ⓘ
sourceWorkTitle Phèdre NERFINISHED ⓘ
style French Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject Aricia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phaedra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
thematicFocus conflict between duty and passion ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1733 ⓘ

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Jean-Philippe Rameau → notableWork → Hippolyte et Aricie ⓘ
Phaedra → appearsInWork → Hippolyte et Aricie ⓘ
this entity surface form: Racine's Phèdre