The read
It runs long at 3h 38m.
Synopsis
Director Robert Carsen and his creative team flood the stage with summer blossoms, drifts of autumn leaves, winter snows and thunderous spring storms. The cast of 140 are attired in elegant costumes inspired by late 1940s Dior. This mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas, is nothing less than highly-charged.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Philippe RameauWriter
- Louis de CahusacWriter
- Thomas GrimmDirector
Cast
- Barbara BonneyAlphise
- Paul AgnewAbaris
- Nicolas RivenqAdamas/Apollon
- Anna Maria PanzarellaSémire
- Nancy CrowleyCast
- Toby SpenceCalisis
- Laurent NaouriBorée
- Mistaya HemingwayCast
Themes
operaopera live performanceopera baroque