Les Indes galantes

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Les Indes galantes is a 1735 opéra-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau that blends exotic-themed dance, vocal music, and spectacle, and is considered one of his most celebrated stage works.

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instanceOf opéra-ballet
stage work
alternativeTitle Les Indes galantes, ballet héroïque NERFINISHED
basedOn Les Indes galantes (play by Louis Fuzelier) NERFINISHED
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
era 18th century
firstPerformanceDate 1735-08-23
firstPerformedBy Académie Royale de Musique company NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDate 1735
genre ballet héroïque
opéra-ballet
hasChoreography originally choreographed by Louis Duport (revivals)
hasOrchestration orchestra and continuo
hasPart Le Turc généreux NERFINISHED
Les Fleurs NERFINISHED
Les Incas du Pérou NERFINISHED
Les Sauvages NERFINISHED
Prologue
inCatalogue Rameau stage works NERFINISHED
influenced modern reinterpretations of Baroque opera
isConsidered one of Jean-Philippe Rameau's most celebrated works
language French
librettist Louis Fuzelier NERFINISHED
movement French Enlightenment theatre
notableAria Forêts paisibles NERFINISHED
notableDance Danse des Sauvages NERFINISHED
notableProduction 2019 Opéra National de Paris production staged by Clément Cogitore
notableRecording Les Arts Florissants under William Christie
originalPublisher Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard NERFINISHED
performancePractice includes elaborate stage machinery
uses dance extensively
period Baroque
premiereLocation Académie Royale de Musique NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
setting North America NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
structure prologue and four entrées
style French Baroque opera
subject colonial encounters
exoticism
love
vocalForces chorus
solo voices

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Jean-Philippe Rameau notableWork Les Indes galantes