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Additional authors

1. Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764.
2. Le Valois d'Orville, Adrien-Joseph
3. Autreau, Jacques, 1657?-1745.
4. Minkowski, Marc
5. Pelly, Laurent
6. Scozzi, Laura
7. Kent, Don
8. Thomas, Chantal
9. Adam, Joël.
10. Agnew, Paul
11. Delünsch, Mireille
12. Beuron, Yann
13. Le Texier, Vincent
14. Lamprecht, Doris
15. Naoury, Laurent
16. Gabail, Valérie
17. Leguérinel, Franck
18. Musiciens du Louvre
19. Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur
20. Opéra de Paris
21. LGM (Firm)
22. Reiner Moritz Associates
23. Kultur International Films

Description

1. 1 videodisc (149 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Comic opera in a prologue and three acts. To punish the pretensions of the frog Platée, various immortals conspire in an elaborate joke at her expense.

Genre/Form

1. Music.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-86

Note

1. Anamorphic widescreen 16:9; 5.1 Dolby surround sound.
2. Running time given as 159 min. on label.
3. Additional credits from wrapper.

Credits (note)

1. Choreography, Laura Scozzi; set, Chantal Thomas; costumes, Laurent Pelly; lighting, Joël Adam; dramaturgy, Agathe Melinand; executive producer, Yves Rolland.

Performer (note)

1. Paul Agnew (Platée); Mireille Delunsch (La Folie, Thalie); Yann Beuron (Thespis, Mercure); Vincent Le Texier (Jupiter); Doris Lamprecht (Juno); Laurent Naouri (Cithéron, a satyr); Valérie Gabail (L'Amour, Clarine); Franck Leguerinel (Momus); with l'Orchestre et les Chœurs des Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble.

Event (note)

1. Recorded in performance at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Language (note)

1. Credits and optional subtitles in English; sung in French.

Title

1. Platée [videorecording] / co-produced by Opéra National de Paris, LGM, with France 3, SBS-TV, and the Centre National de la Cinématographie in association with RM Associates ; [video] directed by Don Kent ; comic opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau ; libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville, after the play by Jacques Autreau ; music director, Marc Minkowski ; stage director, Laurent Pelly.

Imprint

1. West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c2002.

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Choreography, Laura Scozzi; set, Chantal Thomas; costumes, Laurent Pelly; lighting, Joël Adam; dramaturgy, Agathe Melinand; executive producer, Yves Rolland.

Cast

1. Paul Agnew (Platée); Mireille Delunsch (La Folie, Thalie); Yann Beuron (Thespis, Mercure); Vincent Le Texier (Jupiter); Doris Lamprecht (Juno); Laurent Naouri (Cithéron, a satyr); Valérie Gabail (L'Amour, Clarine); Franck Leguerinel (Momus); with l'Orchestre et les Chœurs des Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble.

Event

1. Recorded in performance at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier.

Language

1. Credits and optional subtitles in English; sung in French.

Added author

1. Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. Platée.
2. Le Valois d'Orville, Adrien-Joseph. Librettist
3. Autreau, Jacques, 1657?-1745. Author
4. Minkowski, Marc. Conductor
5. Pelly, Laurent. Director. Costume designer
6. Scozzi, Laura, choreographer.
7. Kent, Don. Director
8. Thomas, Chantal. Set designer
9. Adam, Joël. Lighting designer
10. Agnew, Paul. Performer
11. Delünsch, Mireille. Performer
12. Beuron, Yann. Performer
13. Le Texier, Vincent. Performer
14. Lamprecht, Doris. Performer
15. Naoury, Laurent. Performer
16. Gabail, Valérie. Performer
17. Leguérinel, Franck. Performer
18. Musiciens du Louvre.
19. Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur.
20. Opéra de Paris.
21. LGM (Firm)
22. Reiner Moritz Associates.
23. Kultur International Films.

ISBN

1. 0769729193

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-86