Rameau's Castor et Pollux : Pierre Audi (stage director), Christophe Rousset (conductor) - With Anna Maria Panzarella (Télaïr), Véronique Gens (Phébé), Finnur Bjarnason (Castor), Henk Neven (Pollux), Nicolas Testé (Jupiter) / Misjel Vermeiren, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Vermeiren, Misjel, film director.

Kinmonth, Patrick, costume designer.

Hosseinpour, Amir, choreographer.

Kalman, Jean, lighting designer.

Audi, Pierre, stage director.

Rousset, Christophe, conductor.

Panzarella, Anna Maria, performer.

Gens, Véronique, performer.

Finnur Bjarnason, performer.

Neven, Henk, performer.

Testé, Nicolas, performer.

Opus Arte 2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Filmed performances.

Internet videos

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 12 min., 52 sec.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Opus Arte 2008, 2008.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

The god Pollux is betrothed to mortal Télaïre, but she loves his twin brother Castor, a mortal demigod. When Pollux learns of his fiancée's true feelings, he is prepared to let Castor and Télaïre be together--but enemies of Sparta (helped by Télaïre's sister Phébé, also in love with Castor) then attack, and Castor is killed. Pollux is willing to sacrifice his life to bring back his brother from Hades, but for Castor, it would be meaningless to return to life on Earth without his brother ... This tragédie en musique by French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau is also an origin myth for the constellation Gemini, created thanks to the goodness and mercy of Jupiter (Zeus). Pierre Audi's minimalist staging for this epic legend spanning the planes of Earth, heaven, and hell might seem an unusual choice for a Baroque work whose 1737 premiere was characterized by scenic opulence. But the opera's complicated narrative, its sumptuous and varied music, and its tragically poetic libretto constitute an intensely dramatic experience in its entirety--so a modern staging like this one may choose a more subtle visual style that allows the audience to focus more on narrative elements.

Contents:

Castor et Pollux, Tragédie lyrique in five acts (1754 revised version) / Jean-Philippe Rameau.

Participant:

Patrick Kinmonth ; Amir Hosseinpour ; Jean Kalman ; Pierre Audi.

Credits:

Pierre Audi, Stage director ; Patrick Kinmonth, Set designer, Costume designer ; Jean Kalman, Lighting designer ; Amir Hosseinpour, Choreographer.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764. Castor et Pollux (1754)

OCLC:

1190903487

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.