Les Indes Galantes
2004"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
Acted in
Danielle de Niese
as Prologue: Hébé
João Fernandes
as Prologue: Bellone
Valérie Gabail
as Prologue: L'Amour
Nicolas Cavallier
as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Osman
Anna Maria Panzarella
as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Emilie
Paul Agnew
as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Valère
Nathan Berg
as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Huascar / 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Ali
Jaël Azzaretti
as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Phani
François Piolino
as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Don Carlos
Richard Croft
as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas
Gaële Le Roi
as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Zaïre
Malin Hartelius
as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Fatime
Christoph Strehl
as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Damon
Christophe Fel
as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Don Alvar
Patricia Petitbon
as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Zima
Nicolas Rivenq
as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Adario