Le temple de la Gloire

Le temple de la Gloire (The Temple of Glory) is an opéra-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Voltaire. The work was first performed in a five-act version on 27 November 1745 at the Grande Écurie, Versailles to celebrate the French victory at the Battle of Fontenoy. It transferred, unsuccessfully, to the Paris Opéra on 7 December 1745. A revised version, in a prologue and three acts, appeared at the Opéra on 19 April 1746.

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About the Composer

Jean-Philippe Rameau is the composer of record for this opera.

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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)
• Acante et Céphise  (1751)
• La guirlande  (1751)