Dardanus

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Dardanus is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, known for its rich orchestration, innovative harmony, and mythological storyline.

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instanceOf French Baroque opera
opera
basedOn myth of Dardanus, son of Zeus
catalogueNumber Rameau opera Dardanus NERFINISHED
character Anténor NERFINISHED
Dardanus NERFINISHED
Iphise NERFINISHED
Isménor NERFINISHED
Teucer NERFINISHED
Venus NERFINISHED
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED
contains arias
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
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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