Les indes galantes : The amorous Indies /

Exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's 1735 opera presenting four exotic love stories. An opera-ballet in a prologue and four acts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764
Corporate Authors:	Arts florissants (Musical group) (Performer), Opéra national de Paris (Producer), LGM (Firm) (Producer), Société nationale télévision française 1 (Producer), Mezzo (Television station : Paris, France) (Producer)
Other Authors:	Serban, Andrei, 1943- (Director), Grimm, Thomas, 1942- (Director), Christie, William (William Lincoln) (Conductor), Fuzelier, M. (Louis), 1672-1752 (Librettist), De Niese, Danielle (Performer), Fernandez, Joa̋o (Performer), Gabail, Valérie (Performer), Cavallier, Nicolas (Performer), Panzarella, Anna Maria (Performer), Agnew, Paul (Performer), Berg, Nathan (Performer), Azzaretti, Jaël (Performer), Piolino, François (Performer), Croft, Richard, 1959- (Performer), Le Roi, Gaële (Performer), Hartelius, Malin (Performer), Rivenq, Nicolas (Performer), Strehl, Christoph (Performer), Fel, Christophe (Performer), Petibon, Patricia (Performer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Sung in French, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Published:	[Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex] : Opus Arte, [2005]
Subjects:	Operas. Music > Performance > Videodisc. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	Exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's 1735 opera presenting four exotic love stories. An opera-ballet in a prologue and four acts.
Item Description:	Double-layer discs. Aspect ratio 16:9 anamorphic. Accompanying booklet contains historical and biographical notes in English, French, and German. Special features include: Illustrated synopsis -- Cast gallery -- Swinging Rameau: a documentary analysis by Reiner E. Moritz featuring interviews with William Christie, Nicolas Rivenq, Blanca Li, Andrei Serban, Paul Agnew, Patricia Petibon -- Biographies. William Christie ; Les Arts florissants. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (244 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD 9; LPCM stereo., DTS surround 5.1.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Choreography, Blanca Li ; set and costume designer, Marina Draghici.