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Les Indes galantes

Les Indes galantes
Photo: Jean-Philippe Rameau · Public domain

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Les Indes galantes is an opéra-ballet by French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, with a libretto by Louis Fuzelier. It premiered on 23 August 1735 at the Palais-Royal in Paris. The work consists of four independent tableaux set in exotic lands — Turkey, Persia, Peru, and North America — united by the theme of love transcending cultural boundaries. It is considered one of the masterpieces of French Baroque musical theatre.

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