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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Les Boréades canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
tragédie lyrique
acts 5
catalogueNumber RCT 31
character Adamas
Borilée
Borée
linked to: Boreas

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completionStatus unfinished
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau
compositionPeriod late Baroque
compositionStartYear 1763
countryOfOrigin France
era 18th century
firstCompletePerformanceConductor John Eliot Gardiner
firstCompletePerformanceFestival Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
firstCompletePerformancePlace Aix-en-Provence
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
mainCharacter Abaris
Alphise
notedFor dramatic intensity
innovative orchestration
orchestrationFeature innovative use of percussion
prominent use of woodwinds
rich brass writing
originalIntendedVenue Paris
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
settingLocation Bactria
settingMythology Greek mythology
structure prologue and five acts
style French tragédie lyrique tradition
subjectMatter divine intervention
love versus duty
royal obligation

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Jean-Philippe Rameau notableWork Les Boréades