This volume contains half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for 'haute-contre? and which are sung by high tenors today.Arias for haute-contre (tenor) from the operas 'Acanthe et Céphise? (Acanthe) / 'Anacréon? (Batile) / 'Castor et Pollux? (Castor, un Athlète) / 'Daphnis et Eglé? (Daphnis) / 'Dardanus? (Dardanus) / 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? (Osiris, Aruéris, un Egyptien) / 'Les Fêtes de Polymnie? (Alcide) / (Mercure) / 'La Guirlande? (Myrtil) / 'Hippolyte et Aricie? (Un Amour, Hippolyte) / 'Les Indes galantes? (Valère) / 'Naïs? (Neptune). - Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng) - Idiomatic piano reduction based on the 'Opera Omnia Rameau? - Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text - Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau- Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter The following volumes will appear within the next few months: BA 9197 Haute-contre (tenor), vol. 2 BA 9191 Dessus (soprano), vol. 1 BA 9198 Basse-taille et Basse (baritone and bass) BA 9192 Dessus (soprano), vol. 2 BA 9193 Dessus (soprano), vol. 3 BA 9194 Dessus (soprano), vol. 4 / Tenor