Les Indes Galantes (2004)

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"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 vibrantly. 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 Pérou' 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 Fatime 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." — from the DVD cover

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Runtime: 190 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

João Fernandes

Prologue: Bellone

Danielle de Niese

Prologue: Hébé

Patricia Petitbon

4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Zima

Richard Croft

3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas

Nicolas Rivenq

4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Adario

Nicolas Cavallier

1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Osman

Malin Hartelius

3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Fatime

Paul Agnew

1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Valère