Les Indes Galantes

Overview

"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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Cast

Danielle de Niese

Prologue: Hébé

João Fernandes

Prologue: Bellone

Valérie Gabail

Prologue: L'Amour

Nicolas Cavallier

1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Osman

Anna Maria Panzarella

1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Emilie

Paul Agnew

1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Valère

Nathan Berg

2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Huascar / 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Ali

Jaël Azzaretti

2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Phani

François Piolino

2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Don Carlos

Richard Croft

3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas