Naïs

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Naïs is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau first performed on 22 April 1749 at the Opéra in Paris. It takes the form of a pastorale héroïque in three acts and a prologue. The librettist was Louis de Cahusac.

[edit] Recording

  • Naïs English Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan (2 CDs, Erato, 1980)

[edit] Sources

  • 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)