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Les Boréades "tragédie en musique" in five acts

The mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas. Written in 1763, the opera was abandoned in rehearsal for reasons still unclear; Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view for mo...

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Main Author: Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: La La La Human Steps (Dance company) (Performer), Arts florissants (Musical group) (Performer)
Other Authors: Cahusac, Louis de, 1706-1759 (Librettist), Bonney, Barbara (Performer), Agnew, Paul (Performer), Spence, Toby (Performer), Degout, Stéphane (Performer), Naouri, Laurent, 1964- (Performer), Rivenq, Nicolas (Performer), Panzarella, Anna Maria (Performer), Azzaretti, Jaël (Performer), Christie, William (William Lincoln) (Conductor), Carsen, Robert (Stage director, Lighting designer), Lock, Édouard, 1954- (Choreographer), Levine, Michael, 1961- (Designer, Costume designer), Praet, Peter van (Lighting designer), Burton, Ian, 1942-, Grimm, Thomas, 1942- (Television director)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:French
English
German
Spanish
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex, U.K. : Opus Arte, [2004], ©2003.
Subjects:
Operas.
Televised performances.
Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:The mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas. Written in 1763, the opera was abandoned in rehearsal for reasons still unclear; Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view for more than 200 years.
Item Description:Program notes by Reiner E. Moritz and synopsis by Robert Carsen, in English, French, and German, and libretto (25 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Extra feature: The triumph of love, containing interviews with Robert Carsen, William Christie, Barbara Bonney, Paul Agnew, and Laurent Nouri.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 218 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; all regions; NTSC; 16:9 anamorphic; Dolby digital, LPCM stereo.
Production Credits:Stage direction, Robert Carsen ; choreography, Edouard Lock ; set and costume design, Michael Levine ; lighting, Robert Carsen & Peter Van Praet ; dramaturgy, Ian Burton ; directed for video by Thomas Grimm.

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