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Platée comic opera

Written for the marriage, in 1745, of the Dauphin and the Spanish Infanta, Platée was a minor revolution when first performed. This was also the first time a purely burlesque work had been staged. But the work itself is also an enormous pastiche of traditional French opera. With love as its most po...

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Corporate Author: Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur. (Performer), Musiciens du Louvre. (Performer), Opéra national de Paris., LGM (Firm), France 3 cinéma (Firm), Centre national de la cinématographie (France), Arthaus Musik (Firm), Reiner Moritz Associates., Kultur International Films.
Other Authors: Le Valois d'Orville, Adrien-Joseph. (Librettist), Autreau, Jacques, 1657?-1745. (Librettist), Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764., Pelly, Laurent. (Director, Designer, Costume designer), Kent, Don. (Director), Agnew, Paul. (Singer), Delünsch, Mireille. (Singer), Beuron, Yann. (Singer), Lamprecht, Doris. (Singer), Naouri, Laurent, 1964- (Singer), Gabail, Valérie. (Singer), Leguérinel, Franck. (Singer), Minkowski, Marc. (Conductor), Scozzi, Laura. (Choreographer), Thomas, Chantal. (Designer), Adam, Joël. (Lighting designer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: French
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Arthaus, 2011.
Subjects:
Operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Summary: Written for the marriage, in 1745, of the Dauphin and the Spanish Infanta, Platée was a minor revolution when first performed. This was also the first time a purely burlesque work had been staged. But the work itself is also an enormous pastiche of traditional French opera. With love as its most popular subject, Rameau's use of Jupiter's feigned courtship of Plataea gleefully parodies every 18th century musical form.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (150 min.) : digital sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; NTSC, Region code 0; picture format 16:9 presentation; PCM stereo, DD 5.0 DTS 5.0.
Production Credits: Choreography, Laura Scozzi ; costumes and stage direction, Laurent Pelly ; sets, Chantal Thomas ; lighting, Joël Adam.

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