Operatic Arias: Tenor Vol. 2. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. This volume contains the second half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas that Rameau wrote for haute contre, and which are sung today by a high tenor. Tenor arias from the operas: “Les Paladins” (Atis, Manto) / “Platée” (Thespis, Platée) / “Pygmalion” (Pygmalion) / “Le Temple de la Gloire” (Apollon, Bacchus, Trajan) / “Zaïs” (Zaïis, un Sylphe) / “Zoroastre” (Zoroastre) - Detailed historical Introductions (Fr/Eng) - Well-presented idiomatic piano reduction based on Rameaus “Opera Omnia” - Each number is preceded by a brief account of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text - Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean Philippe Rameau (distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter) J-P. Rameau 's Haute-contre / Operatic arias: Tenor Volume 2 BA 9197. This volume contains the second half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas that Rameau wrote for Haute Contre, and which are sung today by a high Tenor. It includes Tenor arias from the operas: ; Les Paladins (Atis, Manto) / ; Platee (Thespis, Platee) / ; Pygmalion (Pygmalion) / ; Le Temple de la Gloire (Apollon, Bacchus, Trajan) / ; Zaï s (Zaï is, un Sylphe) / ; Zoroastre (Zoroastre). Features: Detailed historical Introductions (Fr/Eng) Well-presented idiomatic Piano reduction based on Rameau's ; Opera Omnia Each number is preceded by a brief account of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the Vocal text Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Societe Jean Philippe Rameau (distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter) / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Tenor et Piano

This volume contains half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for 'haute-contre? and which are sung by high tenors today.Arias for haute-contre (tenor) from the operas 'Acanthe et Céphise? (Acanthe) / 'Anacréon? (Batile) / 'Castor et Pollux? (Castor, un Athlète) / 'Daphnis et Eglé? (Daphnis) / 'Dardanus? (Dardanus) / 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? (Osiris, Aruéris, un Egyptien) / 'Les Fêtes de Polymnie? (Alcide) / (Mercure) / 'La Guirlande? (Myrtil) / 'Hippolyte et Aricie? (Un Amour, Hippolyte) / 'Les Indes galantes? (Valère) / 'Naïs? (Neptune). - Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng) - Idiomatic piano reduction based on the 'Opera Omnia Rameau? - Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text - Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau- Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter The following volumes will appear within the next few months: BA 9197 Haute-contre (tenor), vol. 2 BA 9191 Dessus (soprano), vol. 1 BA 9198 Basse-taille et Basse (baritone and bass) BA 9192 Dessus (soprano), vol. 2 BA 9193 Dessus (soprano), vol. 3 BA 9194 Dessus (soprano), vol. 4 / Tenor

'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour' a été réalisée le 15 Mars 1747 à l'occasion du deuxième mariage du Dauphin LouisFerdinand de Bourbon et Maria Josepha de Saxe dans le Manège de la Grande Ecurie de Versailles. Cette deuxième collaboration entre Rameau et Cahusac fait usage de la 'héroïque ballet' genre, généralement connu aujourd'hui comme 'opéraballet' basé sur plusieurs scénarios qui fonctionnent indépendamment les uns des autres. Le score est basé sur un livret inspiré par la mythologie égyptienne et la francmaConnerie. Milestone de l'opéra baroque franCais dans la performance pratique partition vocale orienté Avec une brève préface (Fr / Eng) contenant des informations saillant sur ??la genèse de l'oeuvre, le synopsis et l'édition / Piano

?Les Fêtes de l?Hymen et de l?Amour? was performed on 15 March 1747 on the occasion of the second marriage of the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon and Maria Josepha of Saxony in the Manège de la Grande Écurie in Versailles. This second collaboration between Rameau and Cahusac makes use of the ?ballet héroïque? genre, usually known today as ?opéra-ballet? based on various story lines which run independently of each other. The score is based on a libretto inspired by Egyptian mythology and freemasonry. ? Milestone of French Baroque opera in performance practice orientated vocal score ? With a brief foreword (Fr/Eng) containing salient information on the genesis of the work, the synopsis and the edition

BOISMORTIER Bodin de : Daphnis et Chloé (Air de Daphnis) - BOUVARD et BERTIN : Cassandre (Récit et Air d'Apollon) - CAMPRA André : L'Europe galante (L'Espagne, Air de Dom Pédro) - CHARPENTIER Marc-Antoine : David et Jonathas (Récit et Air de David) - COLLASSE Pascal : Enée et Lavinie (Air d'Enée) - DESMARETS Henri : Circé (Air d'Ulysse) - LULLY Jean-Baptiste : A madis (Air d'Amadis) - LULLY Jean-Baptiste : Armide (Air de Renaud) - MARAIS Marin : Alcyone (Air de Ceix) - MONDONVILLE Cassanéa de : Titon et l'Aurore (Air de Titon) - RAMEAU Jean-Philippe : Dardanus (Air de la prison) - RAMEAU Jean-Philippe : Platée (Air de Platée)