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William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)

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William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 204 min | 5,25+7,51 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: Deutsch, English, Espanol, Francais, Italiano | Recorded: 2004

Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for his penultimate great work, blending reality and the surreal on several levels. This passionate new production by José Montalvo stunningly choreographed by Montalvo and Dominique Hervieu, sets new standards in entertainment, charm and ingenuity. The sharp and spectacular multimedia staging does full justice to Rameau's dazzling burlesque, confirming Olivier Rouvière's statement that ‘Les Paladins' is the last laugh of a witty 77-year old composer’. Recorded live in 2004 at the Paris Théâtre du Châtelet in true surround sound, both the virtuoso cast and Les Arts Florissants are in top form, clearly enjoying themselves in the masterful hands of William Christie.

"The production is hugely entertaining. José Montalvo makes use of video techniques to dazzle the eye with a variety of metamorphoses: a dancer becomes a butterfly, stone lions come to life, a tiger turns into a wolf, which becomes an elephant…Stéphanie d'Oustrac and Topi Lehtipuu are credible young lovers, d'Oustrac singing her Act 2 ariette, 'Je vole, Armour', with a deeply moving intensity. Sandrine Piau and Laurent Naouri couldn't be bettered as the secondary pair. "
–Gramophone

" Christie conducts with infectious enthusiasm and the singers, especially the romantic leads, Argie (Stephanie d'Oustrac) and Atis (Top Lehtipuu), are superb. An added benefit is an engaging and helpful documentary."
–BBC Music Magazine

Performer:
Atis – Topi Lehtipuu
Argie – Stéphanie d’Oustrac
Orcan – Laurent Naouri
Nérine – Sandrine Piau
Anselme – René Schirrer
Manto – François Piolino
Les Arts Florissants
Conductor - William Christie
Stage Director - José Montalvo
Choreographer - José Montalvo & Dominque Hervieu

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)
William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins (2005)