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"tragédie en musique" en five acts : posthumous opera (1764)
2 videodiscs (approximately 218 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (25 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm.)
"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.
[music], Jean Philippe Rameau ; libretto attributed to Louis de Cahusac ; stage direction, Robert Carsen ; directed for video by Thomas Grimm ; a production [of] Opéra National de Paris [and others].
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.
Barbara Bonney (Alphise) ; Paul Agnew (Abaris) ; Toby Spence (Calisis) ; Stéphanie Degout (Borilée) ; Laurent Naouri (Borée) ; Nicolas Rivenq (Adamas, Appolon) ; Anna-Maria Panzarella (Sémire) ; Jaël Azzaretti (Une nymphe) ; supporting soloists ; with guest dance company: La La La Human Steps ; Les Arts florissants ; William Christie, conductor.
Recorded live in April 2003 at the Palais Garnier.
DVD; Dolby digital, 5.1 and LPCM stereo.
Sung in French with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish. Special feature The triumph of love in English.
Choreography, Edouard Lock ; stage and costume design, Michael Levine ; lighting, Robert Carsen & Peter Van Praet.