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Jean-Philippe Rameau

Jean-Philippe Rameau artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music

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June 5, 2008 The popular Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra plays incidental music from Rameau's operas.

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May 2, 2008 Rameau's bold new operas caused near riots in the opera-mad world of Paris in the 1730s.

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Interviews & Profiles

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April 14, 2006 Music from Jean-Philippe Rameau and alt-rocker Elliott Smith, interepreted by pianist O'Riley.

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Baritone William Shimell sings the title role in Handel's opera  Hercules in Aix-en-Provence in 2004.

February 29, 2012 The prescribed plots and extravagant music of Opera Seria dominated 18th-century opera.

This little girl in Washington, DC survived the August 23, 2011 earthquake just fine.

August 24, 2011 A lighthearted look at some musical rumblings.

A partridge poses in a pear tree.

December 20, 2010 Enjoy 50% less stress with our Six Days Of Christmas classical quiz.

"Hippolyte et Aricie" in Toulouse

September 25, 2009 Rameau's opera was so unabashedly sensual that it nearly caused riots on the streets of Paris.

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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie

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  • Album: Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
  • Artist: Les Arts Florissants
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Furore: Handel Opera Arias

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  • Album: Furore: Handel Opera Arias
  • Artist: Joyce DiDonato
  • Label: Virgin Classics
  • Released: 2008
 

The Vivaldi Album (Special Edition)

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  • Album: The Vivaldi Album (Special Edition)
  • Artist: Cecilia Bartoli
  • Label: Decca
  • Released: 1999
 

A. Scarlatti: Griselda

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  • Album: A. Scarlatti: Griselda
  • Artist: RenĂ© Jacobs
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi
  • Released: 2003
 

Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Opera in 5 Acts, 7154 version)

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  • Album: Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Opera in 5 Acts, 7154 version)
  • Artist: Kevin Mallon
  • Label: Naxos
  • Released: 2004