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Mark Ehlert <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:57:27 -0600
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Wilson Pereira wrote originally:

>A friend of mine bought a marvellous recording of Jean-Philippe Rameau's
>Opera Les Boreades, featuring the Monteverdi Choir and the English
>Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner (ERATO 2292-45572-2).
>Unfortunately, the set was sold without the libretto.

He followed up with:

>Im still looking for this libretto.  Someone told me that the libretto
>is probably at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.  But how to get in touch
>with them? Do they have a web site? Does anyone on the list know anything
>about it? A tip, please!

I can't help you with the libretto per se -- our copy of Rameau's complete
works doesn't have this opera added to the library's collection yet -- but
a quick search on Yahoo!  brought up the home page to the BN, Paris.

The main site is here (with English text):

   http://www.bnf.fr/site_bnf_eng/

Contact information can be found here near the bottom of the web page:

   http://www.bnf.fr/site_bnf_eng/servicesgb/indexgb.htm

Mark K. Ehlert

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