Dardanus
E512874
Dardanus is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, known for its rich orchestration, innovative harmony, and mythological storyline.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Dardanus, son of Zeus ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Rameau opera Dardanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Anténor
NERFINISHED
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Dardanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iphise NERFINISHED ⓘ Isménor NERFINISHED ⓘ Teucer NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
arias
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ballet music ⓘ choruses ⓘ orchestral dances ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| era | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Paris music publishers of the 18th century ⓘ |
| form | opera in five acts ⓘ |
| genre | tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage | advanced for its time ⓘ |
| hasRevisedVersion | Dardanus (1744 revision) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Baroque opera tradition ⓘ |
| influenced | later French opera orchestration ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lully-style tragédie lyrique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
innovative harmony
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mythological storyline ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| operaCompanyAtPremiere | Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | expanded use of winds and strings ⓘ |
| originalVersionDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| performancePractice | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1739-11-19 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Académie Royale de Musique, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersionDate | 1744 ⓘ |
| setting | mythological ancient world ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | French Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | love and war in a mythological context ⓘ |
| workOf | Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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