- Le temple de la Gloire
"Le temple de la Gloire" ("The Temple of Glory") is an "
opéra-ballet " in five acts byJean-Philippe Rameau . The work was first performed on27 November ,1745 at the Grande Ecurie,Versailles , and is set to a libretto byVoltaire .Roles
Act 1
ingers
*Envy
*Apollo
*The nine Muses
*Demons accompanying Envy
*Demi-gods and.heros accompanying ApolloDancers
*Eight demons, seven heros and the nine Muses
Act 2
ingers
*Lidie
*Arsine, confidant of Lidie
*Shepherds and shepherdesses
*A shepherdess
*A shepherd
*Another shepherd
*Bélus
*Captive kings and.soldiers accompanying Bélus
*Apollon
*The nine MusesDancers
*Shepherds and shepherdesses
Act 3
ingers
*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 BacchusDancers
*First divertissement: five priestesses of Glory, four heros
*Second divertissement: nine bacchantes, six egypans, eight satyrsAct 4
ingers
*Plautine
*Junie & Fanie, confidants of Plautine
*Priests of Mars and priestesses of Venus
*Trajan
*Warriors accompanying Trajan
*Roman men and women
*Glory
*Followers of GloryDancers
*Premier Divertissement: four priests and five priestesses of Mars
*Second Divertissement: followers of Glory, five men and four womenAct 5
ingers
*A Romaine
*A shepherdess
*Shepherds and shepherdesses
*A Roman man
*Young Roman men and women
*All characters from Act 4Dancers
*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 menources
*Cuthbert Girdlestone "Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work" (Dover paperback edition, 1969)
*"The New Grove French Baroque Masters" ed. Graham Sadler (Grove/Macmillan, 1988)
*"The Viking Opera Guide" ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
* [http://jp.rameau.free.fr/le_temple_de_la_gloire.htm Rameau Le Site]
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