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Les Indes Galantes
Overview
"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman sets free his captive, Emilie, whom he loves, so that she may be reunited with her former lover, Valère; 'Les Incas de Pérou' is all about the rivalry of the Inca Huascar and the Spaniard Don Carlos, both in pursuit of Princess Phani; 'Les Fleurs' offers a Persian love intrigue, as the Sultana Fatime tries to detect whether her husband Tacmas has his eye on the lovely Atalide; and 'Les Sauvages' takes us to North America, where a Spaniard and a Frenchman compete for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people." — from the DVD cover
Director and cast
- Danielle de Niese as Prologue: Hébé
- Valérie Gabail as Prologue: L'Amour
- Nicolas Cavallier as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Osman
- Anna Maria Panzarella as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Emilie
- Paul Agnew as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Valère
- Nathan Berg as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Huascar / 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Ali
- Jaël Azzaretti as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Phani
- François Piolino as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Don Carlos
- Richard Croft as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas
- Gaële Le Roi as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Zaïre
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