Jean-Philippe Rameau |
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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.
Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 13 November 1753 (Conductor: ) |
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Hersilide | soprano | Marie-Jeanne Fesch 'Mlle Chevalier' |
Philoé | soprano | Rivière |
Agis | tenor (haute-contre) | François Poirier |
Astole | bass | Henri Larrivée |