Research Catalog

Title

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.

Publication

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

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764.
• Le Valois d'Orville, Adrien-Joseph
• Autreau, Jacques, 1657?-1745.
• Minkowski, Marc
• Pelly, Laurent
• Scozzi, Laura
• Kent, Don
• Thomas, Chantal
• Adam, Joël.
• Agnew, Paul
• Delünsch, Mireille
• Beuron, Yann
• Le Texier, Vincent
• Lamprecht, Doris
• Naoury, Laurent
• Gabail, Valérie
• Leguérinel, Franck
• Musiciens du Louvre
• Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur
• Opéra de Paris
• LGM (Firm)
• Reiner Moritz Associates
• Kultur International Films

Description

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

Summary

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

• Music.
• Video.

Note

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

Credits (note)

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

Performer (note)

• 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)

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

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Language (note)

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

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-86

ISBN

0769729193

OCLC

• 56409081
• NYPY05-F33

Title

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

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

System Details

DVD.

Credits

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

Cast

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

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

Language

Credits and optional subtitles in English; sung in French.

Added Author

Rameau, Jean Philippe, 1683-1764. Platée.

Le Valois d'Orville, Adrien-Joseph. Librettist

Autreau, Jacques, 1657?-1745. Author

Minkowski, Marc. Conductor

Pelly, Laurent. Director. Costume designer

Scozzi, Laura, choreographer.

Kent, Don. Director

Thomas, Chantal. Set designer

Adam, Joël. Lighting designer

Agnew, Paul. Performer

Delünsch, Mireille. Performer

Beuron, Yann. Performer

Le Texier, Vincent. Performer

Lamprecht, Doris. Performer

Naoury, Laurent. Performer

Gabail, Valérie. Performer

Leguérinel, Franck. Performer

Musiciens du Louvre.

Musiciens du Louvre. Chœur.

Opéra de Paris.

LGM (Firm)

Reiner Moritz Associates.

Kultur International Films.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-86