Rameau: Les Indes Galantes

Audience Score
80
Rameau: Les Indes Galantes
NR Music
While the young people of Europe forsake Love to follow Bellone at war, Cupid sets out to shoot his arrows into the rest of the world. A masterpiece of the Enlightenment, Les Indes galantes is sparkling entertainment. Yet Rameau’s first opera‑ballet also bears witness to the Europeans’ ambiguous view of ‘savage’ cultures. The Belgian choreographer-director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui adapts Les Indes Galantes to a contemporary setting, where globalisation has transformed the notions of exoticism.
DirectorsSidi Larbi CherkaouiFrançois-René Martin

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Opéra National de Paris, ARTE, Telmondis, Mezzo