Idéale audience

Alceste

2014, 300th anniversary of Christoph Willibald Gluck. To celebrate the event, a new and amazing production at Teatro Real in Madrid, staged by Krysztof  Warlikowski. A musical and dramatic master piece between Baroque and Classical, staged as a daring bridge between Antiquity and Princess Diana’ story, on the value of sacrifice.

Director :
Stéphane Metge

Producer :
Production :
Idéale Audience

Co-production :
TVE & Teatro Real Madrid

With the participation of :
Arte, France Télévisions & NHK

Produced by Françoise Gazio

Running time :
150'

Format :
HDCAM

Year of production :
2014

Composer(s) :
Christoph Willibald Glück

Stage director :
Krysztof Warlikowski

Work(s) :
Solists :

Paul Groves (Admète)
Angela Denoke (Alceste)
Willard White (Grand prêtre Apollon/un dieu des enfers)
Magnus Staveland ( Evandre)
Thomas Oliemans (Hercule)
Isaac Galàn (Apollon)
Fernando Rado (un hérault/l'oracle)

Ivor Bolton (musical director)

Teatro Real Choir & Orchestra
 

Date and shoot location :
March 4th & 7th, 2014,Teatro Real de Madrid

Photo credits :
© Javier del Real