Armide : tragédie en musique en un prologue et cinq actes / Jean-Baptiste Lully ; livret de Philippe Quinault ; mise en scène, Robert Carsen ; une coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Les Arts Florissants, François Roussillon et Associés ; avec la participation de Francetélévisions ; producteur délégué, Toni Hajal ; réalisation, François Roussillon.

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"The story of the sorceress, Armide, is an adaptation of the epic poem by Tasso : this woman traps her male victims by using the wiles of her sex, causing them to fall in love with her without returning their love. However, when the sorceress herself fall in love, everything changes. She is overwhe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Armide
Main Author: Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687
Corporate Authors: Arts florissants (Musical group)
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (1913- )
François Roussillon et associés
FRA Musica (Firm)
Other Authors: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688
Carsen, Robert
Hajal, Toni
Roussillon, François
Oustrac, Stéphanie d'
Agnew, Paul
Naouri, Laurent, 1964-
Debono, Claire, 1979-
Druet, Isabelle
Berg, Nathan
Mauillon, Marc
Callahan, Marc, 1978-
Tortise, Andrew
Dahlin, Anders J., 1975-
Lucas, Violaine
Christie, William (William Lincoln)
Davey, Gideon (Costume designer)
Gallotta, Jean-Claude
Praet, Peter van (Lighting designer)
Language:French
English
Italian
German
Spanish
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in French, with subtitles in French, English, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Published: [France] : FRA Musica, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Operas.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"The story of the sorceress, Armide, is an adaptation of the epic poem by Tasso : this woman traps her male victims by using the wiles of her sex, causing them to fall in love with her without returning their love. However, when the sorceress herself fall in love, everything changes. She is overwhelmed with love which consumes her and proves her undoing. The hero, Renaud, is subjugated by her erotic, corrupting, emasculating charm. Lully is also captivated by the charm of his enamoured sorceress. It is the character least expected to inspire our empathy that ultimately wins it by the beauty, emotion and expressive power of his music."--Container.
Note:2 DVDs accompanied by booklet of synopsis in French with English, French, Italian and Spanish (29 p : ill.) bound in container.
Supplément: Armide à Versailles avec: Jean-Jacques Aillagnon, Robert Carsen, William Christie, Benoît Dratwicki.
Videorecording.
Call Number:DVD 65151
Credits:Gideon Davey, décors et costumes ; Jean-Claude Gallotta, choréographie ; Robert Carsen et Peter Van Praet, lumières.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital stereo,., DTS 5.1; aspect ratio 16:9; NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Armide) ; Paul Agnew (Renaud) ; Laurent Naouri (La Haine) ; Claire Debono (La Gloire, Phénice, Lucinde) ; Isabelle Druet (La Sagesse, Sidonie, Mélisse) ; Nathan Berg (Hidraot) ; Marc Mauillon (Ubalde, Aronte) ; Marc Callahan (Artémidore) ; Andrew Tortise (Le Chavalier danois) ; Anders J. Dahlin (Un amant fortuné) ; Francesca Boncompagni (La bèrgere) ; Violaine Lucas (La bergère héroïque) ; Virginie Thomas (La nymphe) ; Danseurs du Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble ; Groupe Emile Dubois ; Chœur et Orchestre Les Arts Florissants ; William Christie, conductor.
Event Details:
Enregistré au Théâtre des Champe-Elysées en Octobre 2008.