Platée
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Platée is a comic opera (ballet bouffon) by Jean-Philippe Rameau, renowned for its satirical plot and inventive, virtuosic score.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet bouffon
ⓘ
comic opera ⓘ |
| acts | 3 ⓘ |
| basedOn | a libretto by Jacques Autreau ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Rameau opera without standard opus number ⓘ |
| character |
Cithéron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juno NERFINISHED ⓘ Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ La Folie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Momus NERFINISHED ⓘ Platée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | marriage of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain ⓘ |
| composer | Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstModernRevival | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| hasRecording | multiple commercial audio recordings ⓘ |
| hasRoleType | title role for high tenor (haute-contre) ⓘ |
| hasVideoRecording | multiple filmed stage productions ⓘ |
| influenced | modern revivals of French Baroque opera ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d’Orville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Platée (a marsh nymph) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | French ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of dance
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parody of operatic conventions ⓘ satirical plot ⓘ virtuosic score ⓘ |
| orchestration | Baroque orchestra with winds and continuo ⓘ |
| originalAudience | French royal court at Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed on period instruments in modern productions ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | one of Rameau’s major comic operas ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1745-03-31 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Grande Écurie, Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prologue | yes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
courtly manners
ⓘ
operatic heroics ⓘ |
| setting | the marshes of Cithaeron in ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| style | French Baroque opera-ballet ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
deception of Platée by the gods
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jealousy of Juno ⓘ mock courtship and marriage ⓘ |
| vocalForces | soloists, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ |
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