Rameau Les Indes galantes

For the launch of its DVD collection Alpha is joining forces with Christophe Roussets Les Talens Lyriques in Rameaus operaballet Les Indes galantes his most famous work here performed in its 1750 Toulouse version Particularly rich both on the musical level and in atmosphere scrutinizing love in faroff lands Turkey Peru Persia and America it responds to the infatuation with exoticism that tinged all the arts of the century Rameaus dance music is always quite suggestive evocative of a movement or a pictorial atmosphere As for the staging Laura Scozzi brings her contemporary vision to these countries and travels Filmed at the Bordeaux National Opera this production marked the Rameau celebrations in 2014 and was unanimously hailed by the international press