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Opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau. An overture in the typical Lullian style precedes the allegorical prologue set in the Forest of Erymanthus where Diana and Cupid are arguing who will rule over the forest dwellers. The quarrel is settled by Jupiter who decrees that Love will reign over their hearts for one day every year. Diana vows to look after Hippolyte and Aricie.
Hippolyte et Aricie (Hippolytus and Aricia) was the first opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, which opened to great controversy at the Académie Royale de Musique, Paris on October 1, 1733. The libretto, by Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, is based on Racine's tragedy Phèdre. The opera takes the traditional form of a tragédie en musique with an allegorical prologue followed by five acts. Early audiences found little else about the work to be conventional.
Sara Connolly (Phèdre), Anne-Catherine Gillet (Aricie), Andrea Hill (Diane) Jaël Azzaretti (Cupid / A priestess / A female sailor), Salomé Haller (Oenone, Phèdre’s confidante), Marc Mauillon (Tisiphone), Aurélia Legay (High Priestess of Diana / A huntress / A priestess), Topi Lehtipuu (Hippolyte) Stéphane Degout (Thés), François Lis (Pluton / Jupiter), Aimery Lefèvre (Arcas / Second Fate), Manuel Nunez Camelino (A follower / Mercure), Jérôme Varnier( Neptune /Third Fate)
Musical direction: Emmanuelle Haïm, Staging: Ivan Alexandre, Sets: Antoine Fontaine, Costumes designs: Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz, Lighting: Hervé Gary, Choreographer: Natalie Van Parys
French
English, French
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Opéra national de Paris, Mezzo in association with France TV
Running Time : 1x180'
Production Year : 2012
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : HDCAM, Digibeta 16/9