Hippolyte et Aricie

Composer: Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Librettist/Text Author: Pellegrin, Simon-Joseph

Conductor: Christie, William

Orchestra: Age of Enlightenment Orchestra

Chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus

Chorus Master: Bucknall, Christopher

Arcas: Lefevre, Aimery

Aricia: Karg, Christiane

Cupid: Quintans, Ana

Diana: Watson, Katherine

Enone: Pasturaud, Julie

Hippolytus: Lyon, Ed

Mercury: Boden, Samuel

Phaedra: Connolly, Sarah

Pluto / Jupiter / Neptune: Lis, Francois

Theseus: Degout, Stephane

Tisiphone: Felix, Loic

Set Designer: Brown, Paul

Costume Designer: Brown, Paul

Lighting Designer: Henderson, Mark

Stage Director: Kent, Jonathan

Television Producer: Bruell, George

Television Director: Roussillon, Francois

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Date of Production: 06-2013

Venue: Glyndebourne Opera House

Playing Time: 03:00:50

Catalogue Number: OA1143D

UPC: 809478011439

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In Glyndebourne's first-ever staging of an opera by Rameau, director Jonathan Kent presents a production which, in his own words, 'strives to appeal to every sense and show audiences how engrossing and musically ravishing French Baroque opera can be.' Rameau's inventive take on Racine's great tragedy Phedre brought to life Paul Brown's colourful and elegant designs and Ashley Page's playful choreography. Ed Lyon and Christine Kang give captivating performances as the titular young lovers, while Sara Connolly, making a welcome return to Glyndebourne, 'invests Phaedra with both grandeur and a desperately human vulnerability' (The Independent). Leading exponent of early music William Christie 'sets an exhilarating pace, galvanising the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to playing of tremendous panache' (The Daily Telegraph).