Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau)

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Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 tragédie lyrique by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s Phèdre and renowned for its innovative orchestration and harmonic daring in the French Baroque opera repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ
acts 5 ⓘ
basedOn Phèdre ⓘ
linked to: Phaedra
basedOnWorkAuthor Jean Racine ⓘ
catalogueNumber Rameau’s first opera ⓘ
character Aricie ⓘ
Diane ⓘ
Hippolyte ⓘ
Oenone ⓘ
Phèdre ⓘ
linked to: Phaedra

Pluton ⓘ
linked to: Pluto

Thésée ⓘ
Tisiphone ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ
controversy sparked debate between supporters of Lully and Rameau ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceInstitution Académie Royale de Musique ⓘ
genre French Baroque opera ⓘ
harmonicFeatures bold modulations ⓘ
dissonant harmonies for dramatic effect ⓘ
historicalSignificance Rameau’s first opera for the Paris Opéra ⓘ
landmark in French Baroque opera ⓘ
influence later French opera composers ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Simon-Joseph Pellegrin ⓘ
movement French tragédie lyrique tradition ⓘ
notableFor complex choral writing ⓘ
harmonic daring ⓘ
innovative orchestration ⓘ
orchestrationFeatures expanded use of woodwinds ⓘ
rich use of orchestral color ⓘ
performancePractice often performed on period instruments ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereDate 1733-10-01 ⓘ
premierePlace Académie Royale de Musique, Paris ⓘ
prologue true ⓘ
relatedWork Phèdre by Jean Racine ⓘ
linked to: Phaedra
revival 20th-century early music movement ⓘ
setting ancient Greece ⓘ
structure prologue and five acts ⓘ
subject Greek mythology ⓘ
theme conflict between duty and passion ⓘ
divine intervention in human affairs ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ

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Académie royale de musique → notableWorkPremiered → Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau) ⓘ
Hippolyte → notableIn → Rameau's opera "Hippolyte et Aricie" ⓘ
linked to: Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau)