Amélite in chains. He calls on Zoroastre to surrender. Instead, Zoroastre calls on the gods, who strike down Abramane and his evil priests with thunderbolts. The opera ends with rejoicing as Zoroastre and Amélite are crowned king and queen of Bactria. Discography References Notes Sources Girdlestone, Cuthbert, Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work, New York: Dover, 1969 (paperback edition) Holden, Amanda (ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. Sadler, Graham, (ed.), The New Grove French Baroque Masters'', Grove/Macmillan, 1988 Sadler, Graham, Booklet notes to the 2002 Christie recording External links Operas Operas by Jean-Philippe Rameau Operas set in the Middle East Operas based on real people French-language operas Tragédies en musique 1749 operas Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera Cultural depictions of Zoroaster