Les Indes Galantes (2004)

"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman sets free his captive, Emilie, whom he loves, so that she may be reunited with her former lover, Valère; 'Les Incas de Pérou' is all about the rivalry of the Inca Huascar and the Spaniard Don Carlos, both in pursuit of Princess Phani; 'Les Fleurs' offers a Persian love intrigue, as the Sultana Fatime tries to detect whether her husband Tacmas has his eye on the lovely Atalide; and 'Les Sauvages' takes us to North America, where a Spaniard and a Frenchman compete for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people." — from the DVD cover

Producers	Opus Arte, Opéra National de Paris, Les Arts Florissants
Original title	Les Indes Galantes
Directors	Niky Wolcz, Andrei Serban, Thomas Grimm
Writers	Louis Fuzelier

Cast

Danielle de Niese

as Prologue: Hébé

João Fernandes

as Prologue: Bellone

Valérie Gabail

as Prologue: L'Amour

Nicolas Cavallier

as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Osman

Anna Maria Panzarella

as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Emilie

Paul Agnew

as 1ère entrée - Le Turc généreux: Valère

Nathan Berg

as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Huascar / 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Ali

Jaël Azzaretti

as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Phani

François Piolino

as 2ème entrée - Les Incas du Pérou: Don Carlos

Richard Croft

as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas

Gaële Le Roi

as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Zaïre

Malin Hartelius

as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Fatime

Christoph Strehl

as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Damon

Christophe Fel

as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Don Alvar

Patricia Petitbon

as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Zima

Nicolas Rivenq

as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Adario