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Io (opera)
''Io'' is an unfinished opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau in the form of a one-act ''acte de ballet''. The date of its composition is unknown and it was probably unperformed during Rameau's lifetime. There is no overture or chorus and only a single dance. The score consists of recitative, arias and vocal ensembles. Theories of authorship ''Ios unfinished state meant that it was once believed to be Rameau's last opera, but it contains a duet which appears in revised form in '' Les fêtes de Polymnie'' (1745). This has led the musicologist Graham Sadler to conclude that ''Io'' must predate 1745 and that the librettist was Louis de Cahusac, who also wrote the words for ''Les fêtes'', because French librettists did not borrow from other writers. The French Rameau specialist Sylvie Bouissou proposes a different theory in her biography of the composer. She sees parallels between the plot of ''Io'' and that of Rameau's comic opera ''Platée'' (1745): in both works Jupiter and Apollo try to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of Jean-Philippe Rameau - Joseph Aved
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earliest sculptural examples of portraiture in the history of art. Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
