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29 relations: Alto, Apollo, Bass-baritone, Cantata, Catherine Cessac, Céline Scheen, Chamber opera, Eurydice, Fontainebleau, H. Wiley Hitchcock, Haute-contre, Ixion, Les Arts Florissants (ensemble), Libretto, Louis, Grand Dauphin, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Metamorphoses, Nymph, Orpheus, Ovid, Patricia Petibon, Paul Agnew, Pluto, Sophie Daneman, Soprano, Tantalus, Tityos, William Christie (musician).
Alto
The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: altus), refers to the second highest part of a contrapuntal musical texture and is also applied to its associated vocal range, especially in choral music.
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Apollo
Apollo (Attic, Ionic, and Homeric Greek: Ἀπόλλων, Apollōn (Ἀπόλλωνος); Doric: Ἀπέλλων, Apellōn; Arcadocypriot: Ἀπείλων, Apeilōn; Aeolic: Ἄπλουν, Aploun; Apollō) is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.
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Bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice.
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Cantata
A cantata (literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
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Catherine Cessac
Catherine Cessac (born 19 August 1952 in Bordeaux) is a French musicologist and music publisher.
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Céline Scheen
Céline Scheen (born 1976 in Verviers, Belgium) is a Belgian classical soprano.
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Chamber opera
Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra.
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Eurydice
In Greek mythology, Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη, Eurydikē) was an oak nymph or one of the daughters of Apollo.
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Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France.
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H. Wiley Hitchcock
Hugh Wiley Hitchcock (September 28, 1923 – December 5, 2007) was an American musicologist.
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Haute-contre
The haute-contre (plural hautes-contre) is a rare type of high tenor voice, predominant in French Baroque and Classical opera until the latter part of the eighteenth century.
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Ixion
In Greek mythology, Ixion (Ἰξίων, gen.: Ἰξίωνος) was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly, and a son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the notorious evildoer Phlegyas, whose name connotes "fiery".
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Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)
Les Arts Florissants is a Baroque musical ensemble in residence at the Théâtre de Caen in Caen, France.
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Libretto
A libretto is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.
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Louis, Grand Dauphin
Louis of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711) was the eldest son and heir of Louis XIV, King of France, and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain.
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French composer of the Baroque era.
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Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise
Marie de Lorraine (15 August 1615 – 3 March 1688) was the daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse and the last member of the House of Guise, a branch of the House of Lorraine.
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Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses (Metamorphōseōn librī: "Books of Transformations") is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus.
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Nymph
A nymph (νύμφη, nýmphē) in Greek and Latin mythology is a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform.
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Orpheus
Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation) is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth.
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Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.
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Patricia Petibon
Patricia Petibon (born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano.
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Paul Agnew
Paul Agnew (born 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish operatic tenor and conductor.
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Pluto
Pluto (minor planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune.
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Sophie Daneman
Sophie Daneman is a British soprano specializing in the baroque répertoire.
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Soprano
A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.
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Tantalus
Tantalus (Τάνταλος Tántalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus.
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Tityos
Tityos or Tityus (Τιτυός) was a giant from Greek mythology.
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William Christie (musician)
William Lincoln Christie (born December 19, 1944) is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_descente_d'Orphée_aux_enfers
