Les sibarites

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Les sibarites (The Sybarites) is an opera in the form of a one-act acte de ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau, first performed on 13 November 1753 at Fontainebleau. The libretto is by Jean-François Marmontel. It tells the story of a war between Sybaris and Croton. The conflict ends when the king and queen of the two cities fall in love with each other. The work was later incorporated into a revival of Rameau's opéra-ballet Les surprises de l'Amour in 1757.

[edit] Recording

  • Sibaris Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte (Pierre Verany, 1999)

[edit] Sources

  • Cuthbert Girdlestone Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work (Dover paperback edition, 1969)
  • The Viking Opera Guide ed. Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
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