Rameau (1683-1764) LES INDES GALANTES

Valérie Gabail, Nicolas Rivenq, Paul Agnew, Patricia Petibon
Nicolas Cavallier Jaël Azzaretti, Anna Maria Panzarella
Les Arts Florissants/William Christie

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 in a fantastic operatic spectacle.

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 Perou 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 Fatima 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.

2 DVD SET
Running time: 244 mins Region Code All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: DTS Surround / LPCM Stereo
Menu languages: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT Dealer Price £20.41
Dimensions (mm): W135 H190 D15

Cat. No.: OA0923D

REVIEWS
‘A sparkling Baroque opera… a vibrant and spectacular work on a grand scale...’ -- Artsworld