Les Boréades
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Les Boréades is an unfinished late opera by French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, noted for its innovative orchestration and dramatic intensity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| acts | 5 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | RCT 31 ⓘ |
| character |
Adamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borilée NERFINISHED ⓘ Borée NERFINISHED ⓘ Calisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| composer | Jean-Philippe Rameau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | late Baroque ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1763 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstCompletePerformanceConductor | John Eliot Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCompletePerformanceFestival | Festival d’Aix-en-Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCompletePerformancePlace | Aix-en-Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCompletePerformanceYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre | French Baroque opera ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of late French Baroque opera
ⓘ
one of Rameau’s last stage works ⓘ |
| includes |
ballet music
ⓘ
choruses ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Louis de Cahusac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alphise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dramatic intensity
ⓘ
innovative orchestration ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
innovative use of percussion
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prominent use of woodwinds ⓘ rich brass writing ⓘ |
| originalIntendedVenue | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed on period instruments ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late in Rameau's career ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | last opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ |
| premiereStatus | not staged in Rameau's lifetime ⓘ |
| prologue | yes ⓘ |
| publisherOfModernEdition | Bärenreiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Bactria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | French tragédie lyrique tradition ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine intervention
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love versus duty ⓘ royal obligation ⓘ |
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