Search - Rameau - Les Indes Galantes / Petibon, Croft, Hartelius, Agnew, Rivenq, Berg, Strehl, Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Paris Opera on DVD

OUT OF 120 DVD, THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

Jesse Knight | woburn ma usa | 07/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been checking out library opera DVDs for over a year with the hope that I can find another production of equal quality to this one. So far only a few have come close. Most have serious staging problems often called Eurotrash.

If I was not a fan of one of the singers (Malin Hartelius) I might have missed out on this wonderful production as Rameau is not a composer that I collect.

To all those people who wished that the dance was Baroque, let me say that most people would be bored by baroque dance, after a few minutes. This is a brilliant blending of modern dance and baroque music.

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Opera as a total artistic expression,.....delightfull

Jaime Fabian Mendoza Lopez | Ensenada, Mexico | 09/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In which moment of life "the opera" concept took away the DANCE?
Seven years ago, in Cancun, a french friend recomended me to enjoy this opera, he was in a live performance in Paris. Now I can say it is one of my favorites operas. The production is espectacular, the music just wonderfull.
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Enchanting Intensity !

Robert Wolovitz | New York, NY | 07/28/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The magnificent Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie perform this fabulous French Baroque opera with enchanting intensity. As in Rameau's Les Boreades, Paul Agnew is excellent here as well. Danielle de Niese, Patricia Petibon and Nicolas Rivenq are stunning. The marvelous combination of ultra-modern dance and Baroque music doesn't distract from the original premise of the opera, and imbues this gripping drama with vigor and spectacular excitement. As a total artistic experience and grand entertainment, this production is outstanding. Utterly exciting and highly entertaining, this is truly the best Rameau DVD out there !"