- Cyr, Mary. “Rameau’s Les fêtes d’Hébé.” Ph.D. diss., U. of California, Berke-
ley, 1975. 2v.
Hippolyte et Aricie
- Graf, Georg. Jean-Philippe Rameau in seiner Oper “Hippolyte et Aricie”: Eine
musikkritische Würdigung.Wädenswil (Switzerland): Villiger, 1927. 170p.
ML410 .R17 H7G7.
A publication of the author’s dissertation, U. of Basel, 1927. Identified by Fos-
ter (#1535) as “the earliest book-length study of an opera by Rameau.” It
deals with the libretto and gives an analytical description of the music, number
by number, with examples.
See also #1536.
Les Indes galantes
ASO46 (1982); Chefs,v.34.
- Leclerc, Hélène. “Les Indes galantes(1735–1952): Les sources de l’opéra-
ballet.. .” Revue d’histoire du théâtre5 (1953): 259–285.
A description of the premiere and a reception study of the early productions;
also an account of the Paris revival in 1952. Costumes and stage effects are
described and illustrated from contemporary documents.
Les paladins
FO,v.44.
- Wolf, Robert Peter. “Jean-Philippe Rameau’s comédie lyrique ‘Les paladins’
(1760): A Critical Edition and Study.” Ph.D. diss., Yale U., 1977. 2v.
Pigmalion
FO,v.42. See also #1536.
Platée
FO,v.42; Chefs, v.35. See also #1536.
La princesse de Navarre
FO,v.41.
- Sawkins, Lionel. “Rameau’s Last Years: Some Implications of Rediscovered
Material at Bordeaux.” PRMA111 (1984–1985): 66–91.
Reports on a previously unknown score and parts of the opera, used in a Bor-
deaux performance in 1763. Collates all known sources and draws new con-
clusions about performance practice, Rameau’s scoring, and dance numbers.
Facsimiles, musical examples, tables.
Zoroastre
Chefs,v.36.
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