Rameau's Platée

[volcanohunter]

The Opéra du Rhin production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's Platée will be streamed live from Strasbourg on Thursday, March 18, at 20.00 CET, or 2:00 p.m. ET, on Arte's Live Web.

http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Platee__a_l_Opera_du_Rhin/

Here's a link to some information on the production from the Opéra du Rhin web site.

http://www.operanationaldurhin.eu/opera-20...2f560c84c34f52b

[dirac]

Much obliged for these alerts, volcanohunter.

[papeetepatrick]

Yes, thanks volcanohunter, I want to see this if possible. Sounds very rare and should be very special if well-performed.

[richard53dog]

Yes, thanks volcanohunter, I want to see this if possible. Sounds very rare and should be very special if well-performed.

New York City Opera put on Platee about 5 years ago in a wonderful production staged by Mark Morris . It was delightful , very funny with a touch of cruelty

which somehow worked. Perhaps because the silly, vacuous diva is a travesty role sung by Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, a French high tenor rather than a soprano, we don't feel so guilty about laughing at her silly, vain antics.

Platee is a very unusual piece but is well worth seeing.

This just reminds me of how many wonderful events NYCO has presented. They have announced a 2010-2011 season but I won't take this further by going into details.

[dirac]

This just reminds me of how many wonderful events NYCO has presented. They have announced a 2010-2011 season but I won't take this further by going into details.

No law against starting a new topic.

[volcanohunter]

The video is now available on demand on the Arte web site. Same link.

http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Platee__a_l_Opera_du_Rhin/

I apologize for listing the incorrect start time in my first post. I'd forgotten that Americans and Europeans don't switch their clocks at the same time. Mea culpa.