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Gluck: Alceste
Catalogue # 2165709
Gluck: Alceste
Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Groves, Dietrich Henschel, Yann Beuron, Ludovic Tézier & Frédéric Caton
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) & Brian Large (director)
DVD
Stage production: Robert Wilson
Subtitles: French, English, German
When the historic Theatre du Chatelet in Paris re-opened after a period of extensive refurbishment, the first two productions mounted in the theatre were Gluck’s Alceste and Orphée et Eurydice.
Both operas were sung in their French versions and were mounted and designed by Robert Wilson and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. This was the first time Wilson and Gardiner had collaborated and their individual credentials combined to produce an exceptional result.