Rameau's last opera, never performed in his lifetime, begins this year's Proms focus on great French music. The work is a tale of love triumphant, and is told in a succession of dramatic and seductive arias and exuberant, alluring orchestral dances.

Acts 1 and 2

European Voices, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Simon Rattle
(Andrew Duncan Interviews Simon Rattle: page 16; Brian Kay: page 34)

8.00 Ill Winds
An exploration into the myths and legends surrounding the Sirocoa, the Mistral and the Marmattan - harbingers of chaos, illness and disruption. People from as far afield as New Zealand, Africa, North America and Europe recall their experiences of coming face to face with some of nature's ill winds.

8.20 Acts 3 And 4