Daphnis et Eglé is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau. It was due to appear on 30 October 1753 at Fontainebleau, but the performance was cancelled. It takes the form of a pastorale héroïque in one act.
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French composer and music theorist of the late Baroque era. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-
Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jacques Aved, 1728
The Cathedral of Saint-Bénigne, Dijon
Bust of Rameau by Caffieri, 1760
Jean-Philippe Rameau in the timeline of French Baroque Composers.