J.P.Rameaut's Hippolyte et Aricie (VIVA! Opera 67)

Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts monthly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese.

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VIVA! Opera is a music content broadcast on the 4th and 5th Thursday each month. In the 67th episode, Ms Ohtake picks 'Hymne à la nuit' (Arr. Joseph Noyon) from Hippolyte et Aricie composed byJean Pilippe Rameau.

You can listen to both the segment and the music via our catch-up link (available for one week after broadcast).

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/japanese/ja/radio-program/japanese/jo9zl1us4

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