Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Part Five
Friday 23 November 2007 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 23 November 2007 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 22 August 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod devotes his final programme on Rameau to the composer's final opera Les Boreades, an astonishing work that, incredibly, had to wait almost 300 years for its first staging.
Playlist
Les Boreades
Alphise ...... Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Semire ...... Anna-Maria Panzarella (soprano)
Une Nymphe ...... Jael Azzaretti (soprano)
Abaris ...... Paul Agnew (tenor)
Calisis ...... Toby Spence (tenor)
Boree ...... Laurent Naouri (baritone)
Borilee ...... Stephane Degout (baritone)
Apollon ...... Nicolas Rivenq (baritone)
Opera National de Paris
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Act 1 - Contredanse en Rondeau
Performers as above.
Act 1 Scene 4 - Un Horizon serein
Performers as above
Act 111 Scene 4
Performers as above
Act 1V Scene 4
Performers as above
Act V scenes 1-4
Performers as above
Act V (conclusion)
Performers as above
Taken from Opus Arte DVD
Cat No. OA 0899 D
