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 ⓘ
Borilée ⓘ
Borée ⓘ
linked to: Boreas

Calisis ⓘ
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 ⓘ