Le temple de la Gloire
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Le temple de la Gloire is an opéra-ballet
in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau
. The work was first performed on 27 November 1745 at the Grande Ecurie, Versailles
, and is set to a libretto by Voltaire
.
Opéra-ballet
Opéra-ballet was a popular genre of French Baroque opera, "that grew out of the ballets à entrées of the early seventeeth century". It differed from the more elevated tragédie en musique as practised by Jean-Baptiste Lully in several ways...
in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François...
. The work was first performed on 27 November 1745 at the Grande Ecurie, Versailles
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
, and is set to a libretto by Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
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Singers
- Envy
- Apollo
- The nine Muses
- Demons accompanying Envy
- Demi-gods and.heroes accompanying Apollo
Singers
- Lidie
- Arsine, confidant of Lidie
- Shepherds and shepherdesses
- A shepherdess
- A shepherd
- Another shepherd
- Bélus
- Captive kings and soldiers accompanying Bélus
- Apollon
- The nine Muses
Singers
- Grand priest of Glory
- A priestess
- Chorus of priests and priestesses of Glory
- A warrior, follower of Bacchus
- A bacchante
- Bacchus
- Erigone
- Warriors, egypans, bacchantes, and satyrs accompanying Bacchus
Dancers
- First divertissement: five priestesses of Glory, four heroes
- Second divertissement: nine bacchantes, six egypans, eight satyrs
Singers
- Plautine
- Junie & Fanie, confidants of Plautine
- Priests of Mars and priestesses of Venus
- Trajan
- Warriors accompanying Trajan
- Roman men and women
- Glory
- Followers of Glory
Dancers
- Premier Divertissement: four priests and five priestesses of Mars
- Second Divertissement: followers of Glory, five men and four women
Singers
- A Romaine
- A shepherdess
- Shepherds and shepherdesses
- A Roman man
- Young Roman men and women
- All characters from Act 4
Dancers
- Romans of different estates
- First quadrille: three men and two women
- Second quadrille: three men and two women
- Third quadrille: three women and two men
- Fourth quadrille: three women and two men