Hippolyte et Aricie

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Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hippolyte et Aricie canonical 3
Racine's Phèdre 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
tragédie lyrique ⓘ
acts 5 ⓘ
basedOn Phèdre ⓘ
linked to: Phaedra
basedOnWorkAuthor Jean Racine ⓘ
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstRameauOpera true ⓘ
form tragédie en musique ⓘ
genre French Baroque opera ⓘ
hasAct Act I ⓘ
Act II ⓘ
Act III ⓘ
Act IV ⓘ
Act V ⓘ
hasPrologue Prologue ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked Rameau’s debut in opera ⓘ
sparked controversy in Parisian musical circles ⓘ
includes arias ⓘ
ballet ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Simon-Joseph Pellegrin ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Theseus cycle ⓘ
linked to: Theseus myth cycle
mythologicalSource Greek mythology ⓘ
notedFor innovative harmony ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
originalCompany Paris Opera ⓘ
originalInstitution Académie Royale de Musique ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1733-10-01 ⓘ
premierePlace Académie Royale de Musique, Paris ⓘ
prologue true ⓘ
setting ancient Greece ⓘ
sourceGenre tragedy ⓘ
sourceWorkTitle Phèdre ⓘ
linked to: Phaedra
style French Baroque ⓘ
linked to: French Baroque art
subject Aricia ⓘ
Hippolytus ⓘ
Phaedra ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ
linked to: Thésée
thematicFocus conflict between duty and passion ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1733 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean-Philippe Rameau → notableWork → Hippolyte et Aricie ⓘ
Phaedra → appearsInWork → Racine's Phèdre ⓘ
linked to: Hippolyte et Aricie
Aricie → appearsIn → Hippolyte et Aricie ⓘ
Hippolyte → notableWork → Hippolyte et Aricie ⓘ