In the form of a grotesquerie , we witness Jupiter curing his wife Juno of jealousy. Platée, Rameau's only comic opera, was first performed at Versailles on March 31, 1745 for the wedding of the Dauphin with Maria Teresa of Spain. Monday night's performance wasn't wholly successful, for various reasons, though the absence of sets and costumes did make it possible to focus on the many marvels and musical jokes of Rameau's astonishing score - … Featuring some highly evocative passages, intoxicating dances and unusual musical effects, this is one of the composer’s greatest works. The plot tells how the water nymph Platée craves for Jupiter's love and how he deludes her. Physical description 1 study score (32 pages) : 2 facsimiles ; 30 cm. Rameau bought the rights to the libretto Platée ou Junon Jalouse (Plataea, or Juno Jealous) by Jacques Autreau (1657-1745) and had d'Orville modify it. Selections Title Platée : airs de ballet pour orchestre : 1ere suite / Jean-Philippe Rameau. Publisher Number Rameau bought the rights to the libretto Platée ou Junon Jalouse by Jacques Autreau and had d'Orville modify it. Abstract Rameau's Platée owes much more to Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs than the frog chorus. The sparklingly entertaining Platée is a flagship work of the Enlightenment, a jewel of Baroque opera and the most joyful and amusing of Rameau's creations. In »Platée«, Rameau parodies the traditions of French baroque opera while at the same time presenting the courtly society of his time as an assortment of unscrupulous opportunists. Platée, RCT 53 (Rameau, Jean-Philippe) Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: Prologue and 3 Acts Composition Year 1745, revised 1749 Genre Categories: While Dionysus is a divine patron of the theatre, Platée is a … The story would seem cruel today, as well as a curious choice for the occasion. Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764, composer. Format Musical Score Published München : Musikproduktion Höflich, 2017. PLATÉE Music by Jean-Philippe Rameau Libretto by Jacques Autreau and Adrien-Joseph le Valois d’Orville First Performed on March 31, 1745, in Versailles Characters Platée (tenor) King Citheron (baritone) Jupiter (baritone) Mercure (tenor) La Folie (soprano) Momus (baritone) Preferred Title Platée. The main character in The Frogs, Dionysus, may well have been the inspiration for many of the traits of the nymph Platée. The ultimate source of the story is a myth related by the Greek writer Pausanias in his Guide to Greece. Rameau* - Michel Sénéchal, Janine Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Jacques Jansen, Choeurs Du Festival D'Aix-En-Provence, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Hans Rosbaud - Platée ‎ (2xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM) EMI Classics, EMI Classics: 5 73169 2, 7243 5 73169 2 7: Europe: 1999: Sell This Version With its lively and rather cruel comedy, Platée seems a daring, even rash sort of choice for a concert performance, even with some comical stage business. Every scene contains a blend of iconoclastic topics, choruses, dancing and a liberal dose of irony. He feigns a wedding celebration with the ugly swamp-nymph Platée . Platée was written to a libretto by Jacques Autreau that Rameau allowed to be revised for his purposes by Adrien -Joseph Le Valois d’Orville , above all to highlight its comic effects. Platée (Plataea) is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville. Rameau's 'Platée' is an opera in a prologue and three acts with a libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville. Platée is an unattractive nymph who lives in a marsh pond and vainly considers herself beautiful. Both rule over wetlands and their inhabitants, and both are subjected to extensive mockery.

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