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Les Boréades : "tragédie en musique" en five acts : posthumous opera (1764) /

"This mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas, is nothing less than highly-charged. Her forbidden love for Abaris is reciprocated, but seems hopeless until his divine origins are revealed, wherupon [s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764
Corporate Authors: La La La Human Steps (Dance group) (Performer), Arts florissants (Musical group) (Performer), Opéra national de Paris
Other Authors: Carsen, Robert (Director), Grimm, Thomas (Director), Christie, William (William Lincoln) (Conductor), Cahusac, Louis de, 1706-1759 (Librettist), Lock, Edouard (Choreographer), Bonney, Barbara (Performer), Agnew, Paul (Performer), Spence, Toby (Performer), Degout, Stéphanie (Performer), Naouri, Laurent, 1964- (Performer), Rivenq, Nicolas (Performer), Panzarella, Anna Maria (Performer), Azzaretti, Jaël (Performer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
English
Language Notes:Sung in French with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish. Special feature The triumph of love in English.
Published: [Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex] : Opus Arte, [2004]
Subjects:
Operas.
Music > Perfomance > Videodisc.
Filmed operas.
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Summary:"This mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas, is nothing less than highly-charged. Her forbidden love for Abaris is reciprocated, but seems hopeless until his divine origins are revealed, wherupon [sic] darkness is turned to light and Boreas's dingy domain is suffused with glowing colours, both literally and metaphorically"--Container.
Item Description:Double layer discs.
Aspect ratio 16:9 anamorphic.
Accompanying booklet contains program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German, and libretto in French.
Special feature: The triumph of love (60 min.), containing interviews with Robert Carsen, William Christie, Barbara Bonney, Paul Agnew, and Laurent Nouri.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 218 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1 and LPCM stereo.
Production Credits:Choreography, Edouard Lock ; stage and costume design, Michael Levine ; lighting, Robert Carsen & Peter Van Praet.