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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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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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