Io
Music by Jean-Philippe Rameau
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. French musicologist Sylvie Bouissou completed the opera and it received its first performance by Opera Lafayette and dancers from Seán Curran Company at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and El Museo del Barrio in New York in May 2023.
"'To try to complete the work and give it a possible life at last after almost three hundred years, it was quite a challenge, believe me', Bouissou tells Morning Edition host Leila Fadel ...
'I was excited with this experience, because it's wonderful, finally it's a rebirth. And with this type of experience and other productions in the world, I know why I do this difficult job – serving Rameau, an absolute genius', she says."
Text from the Wikipedia article "Io (opera)", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
About the Composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau is the composer of record for this opera.
Text from the Wikipedia article "Jean-Philippe Rameau", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Other Operas by Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Les Boréades (1683)
- Hippolyte et Aricie (1733)
- Les Indes galantes (1735)
- Castor et Pollux (1737)
- Dardanus (1739)
- La princesse de Navarre (1745)
- Le temple de la Gloire (1745)
- Acante et Céphise (1751)