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ISBN: 1155377591 ISBN-13: 9781155377599 Publisher: Booksllc.Net OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Acante et Cephise, Anacreon (1754), Anacreon (1757), Castor et Pollux, Daphnis et Egle, Dardanus (opera), Hippolyte et Aricie, Io (opera), La guirlande, La naissance d'Osiris, La princesse de Navarre, Les Boreades, Les fetes d'Hebe, Les fetes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, Les fetes de Polymnie, Les fetes de Ramire, Les Indes galantes, Les Paladins, Les sibarites, Les surprises de l'Amour, Le temple de la Gloire, List of operas by Rameau, Lost operas by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Nais, Nelee et Myrthis, Pigmalion (opera), Platee, The Enchanted Island (opera), Zais, Zephire, Zoroastre. Excerpt: See also: Les surprises de l'Amour is an opera-ballet in two entrees (three or four in later versions) and a prologue by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. It was first performed in Versailles on 27 November 1748. The opera is set to a libretto by Gentil-Bernard. According to the usage of the time, it was originally just billed as a "ballet" and was only later classified by scholars as an opera-ballet, although its content might more precisely ascribe it to the ballet heroique genre. The work was commissioned by Madame de Pompadour to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and premiered at the third-season opening of her Theatre des Petits Appartements for the inauguration of the Theatre's new venue upon the Grand Escalier des Ambassadeurs (Ambassadors' Grand Staircase) in the Palace of Versailles, starring Madame De Pompadour herself in two of the original soprano roles, Urania and Venus. In its first form, the work was composed of an allegorical prologue relating to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, "Le retour d'Astree," and of two entrees, "La lyre enchantee" and "Adonis." Les surprises de l'amour was the first opera specially written for the Theatre des Petits Appartements and was also the first work by Rameau that was given in the course of its programmes. It was not particularly successful: scenery, costumes, machinery and the new theatre venue were much admired, but the opera itself got the king to openly yawn and to confess he "would like better a comedy." The work was revived at the Paris Opera in 1757 to inaugurate the new directors, Francois Franc ur and Francois Rebel. The prologue, which was no longer relevant, was cut, and a new overture was performed in its place. The two original entrees were heavily revised: "Adonis" was renamed "L'enlevement d'Adonis" ("The rape of Adonis") and a third entry, "Anacreon," was added. Its first run lasted until 14 August 1757, but only its second and third entrees were performed after 10 July (the original La lyr |
