Lully - Armide (William Christie) [2011]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Francais (Dolby AC3, 2 ch); (DTS, 6 ch) | 4,77+6,47Cb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Fra Musica | Sub: Francais, English, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano | 168+31 min
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Francais (Dolby AC3, 2 ch); (DTS, 6 ch) | 4,77+6,47Cb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Fra Musica | Sub: Francais, English, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano | 168+31 min
Twenty-four years ago, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully s opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing success, and marked a pivotal moment in the history of period performance practice. Christie became a tireless champion of the music of Lully and helped rehabilitate the composer s once stodgy reputation. In Armide, the tragédie en musique (a genre that Lully and his librettist Quinault jointly invented) reaches its peak of emotional and musical expression. Robert Carsen s highly acclaimed 2008 production of Armide at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées rekindled interest in French Baroque music. On this new video from FRA Musica, filmed at the Château de Versailles, Carsen and stage director Jean-Claude Gallotta present an opulent and powerful vision of Lully s poignant masterpiece.
Performer:
Armide – Stéphanie d’Oustrac
Renaud – Paul Agnew
La Haine – Laurent Naouri
La Gloire/Phénice/Lucinde – Claire Debono
La Sagesse/Sidonie/Mélisse – Isabelle Druet
Hidraot – Nathan Berg
Ubalde/Aronte – Marc Mauillon
Artémidore – Marc Callahan
Le Chevalier danois – Andrew Tortise
Un amant fortuné – Anders J.Dahlin
La bergère – Francesca Boncompagni
La bergère héroique – Violaine Lucas
La nymphe – Virginie Thomas
Les Arts Florissants
Direction musicale – William Christie
Mise en scène – Robert Carsen
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