Dardanus, tragédie - Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1683-1764; Leclerc de La Bruère, Charles-Antoine 1714-1754 (Paris Ballard, 1739)
Dardanus is a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. It premiered at the Paris Opéra on 19 November 1739 to mixed success, mainly because of the dramatic weakness of the libretto. This caused Rameau and La Bruère to rework the opera, completely rewriting the last three acts, for a revival in 1744. Only when Dardanus was again performed in 1760 did it win acclaim as one of Rameau's greatest works.
"Il s’agit d’un exemplaire de E1 (dans nos sigles), identique a priori à https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4500056c" (dixit Julien Dubruque, CMBV, 18 July 2023)”
Ex libris Nordenfelt-Aberg (plate)
Representée pour la premiere fois, par l'Académie Royale de Musique Le dix-neuf Octobre 1739
Keywords: Opéra (Paris, France); 18th Century (1701-1800); Opera; Paris (France)