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Summary:

In Glyndebourne's first-ever staging of an opera by Rameau, director Jonathan Kent presents a production which, in his own words, 'strives to appeal to every sense and show audiences how engrossing and musically ravishing French Baroque opera can be'. Rameau's inventive take on Racine's great tragedy Phèdre is brought to life by Paul Brown's colourful and elegant designs and Ashley Page's playful choreography. Ed lyon and Christiane Karg give captivating performances as the titular young lovers, while Sarah Connolly, making a welcome return to Glyndebourne, 'invests Phaedra with both grandeur and a desperately human vulnerability' (The Independent). Leading exponent of early music William Christie 'sets an exhilarating pace, galvanising the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to playing of tremendous panache' (The Daily Telegraph).

Author/Creator:

Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764 , composer

Contributors:

Pellegrin, M. l'abbé (Simon-Joseph), 1663-1745 , librettist

Christie, William (William Lincoln) , conductor

Roussillon, François , film director

Kent, Jonathan , stage director

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Mezzo (Television station : Paris, France) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

François Roussillon et associés , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Meetings:

Glyndebourne Festival Opera , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

French

Language Notes:

Sung in French.

Main Work:

Hippolyte et Aricie [by Rameau, J.P.]

Related Series:

Classical performance in video

Subjects:

Operas

Genres:

Operas

Online media

Internet videos

Performers:

Ed Lyon (Hippolytus) ; Christiane Karg (Aricia) ; Sarah Connolly (Phaedra) ; Stéphane Degout (Theseus) ; François Lis (Pluto/Jupiter/Neptune) ; Katherine Watson (Diana) ; Emmanuelle de Negri (head priestess/a huntress/song of the nightingale) ; Julie Pasturaud (Oenone) ; Aimery Lefèvre (Arcas) ; Loïc Félix (Tisiphone) ; Samuel Boden (Mercury) ; Ana Quintans (Cupid) ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; William Christie, conductor.

Production Credits:

Director, Jonathan Kent ; designer, Paul Brown ; lighting designer, Mark Henderson ; choreographer, Ashley Page ; video designer, Nina Dunn ; film director, François Roussillon.

Performance Medium:

16 performers and 2 ensembles: solo tenor voice (6); solo soprano voice (7); solo bass voice (3); mixed chorus [SATB]; orchestra

General Notes:

Written in 1733.
Title from resource description page (viewed August 24, 2017).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Filmed live at Glyndebourne, July 2013.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (181 minute)).

Digital Characteristics:

data file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1003465100

Other Control Numbers:

3236528 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP3236528/clpv