Jean-Philippe Rameau

We’re back at Aix-en-Provence for this week’s Sunday Opera (11/3 3:00 p.m.) and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Samson” featuring Jarrett Ott in the title role.

We're turning to the music of Rameau this week and an excellent recording of the 1744 version of "Dardanus" about the trials of the son of Electra and Jupiter (Zeus) as he expands his empire and wins his love.

Today's opera is Rameau's second "dance opera" which premiered in 1739. "Les fetes d'Hebe" begins with Cupid helping Hebe escape the machinations of Momus, and they travel to the banks of the Seine to witness three pageants based on Poetry, Music, and Dance. After the opera, we'll hear a performance of the first version of the second act of the opera as well as a ballet written by the 19 year old Vladimir Dukelsky whom Broadway audiences know as Vernon Duke.

This week's opera is a spirited performance of Rameau's first "ballet-opera" looking at love conquering various obstacles.

This week's Sunday opera features a 1983 recording of Rameau's battle of good and Evil centering on Zoroastre and his love Amelite.

The music of Jean-Philippe Rameau will be featured on this week’s Sunday Opera (2/21 3:00 p.m.) with the 1756 version of his epic battle between good and…

“What the world needs now is love,” and we have an epic work by a true original looking at several aspects of love on this week’s Sunday Opera (5/17 3:00…