Le Temple de la gloire

Le Temple de la gloire is the second work for which Rameau composed a score for a libretto by Voltaire . It was written to celebrate the recent victory at Fontenoy and was mounted initially at Versailles on 27 November 1745. It had its premiere at the Palais-Royal this same year on 7 December. It enjoyed only one run of 17 representations between 7 December 1745 and 6 January 1746. It was produced in five acts at Court and in three acts in the capital and was described simply as a Fête. The…