Dardanus

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Dardanus is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, known for its rich orchestration, innovative harmony, and mythological storyline.

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instanceOf French Baroque opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
basedOn myth of Dardanus, son of Zeus ⓘ
catalogueNumber Rameau opera Dardanus ⓘ
character Anténor ⓘ
Dardanus ⓘ
Iphise ⓘ
Isménor ⓘ
Teucer ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
composer Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ
contains arias ⓘ
ballet music ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
orchestral dances ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
era Baroque ⓘ
firstPublisher Paris music publishers of the 18th century ⓘ
form opera in five acts ⓘ
genre tragédie lyrique ⓘ
harmonicLanguage advanced for its time ⓘ
hasRevisedVersion Dardanus (1744 revision) ⓘ
historicalContext French Baroque opera tradition ⓘ
influenced later French opera orchestration ⓘ
influencedBy Lully-style tragédie lyrique ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère ⓘ
nationalityOfWork French ⓘ
notableFeature innovative harmony ⓘ
mythological storyline ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
operaCompanyAtPremiere Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) ⓘ
orchestration expanded use of winds and strings ⓘ
originalVersionDate 1739 ⓘ
performancePractice Baroque ⓘ
period 18th century ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1739-11-19 ⓘ
premierePlace Académie Royale de Musique, Paris ⓘ
revisedVersionDate 1744 ⓘ
setting mythological ancient world ⓘ
structure prologue and five acts ⓘ
style French Baroque ⓘ
linked to: French Baroque art
subjectMatter love and war in a mythological context ⓘ
workOf Jean-Philippe Rameau ⓘ

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