Gluck: Alceste
Feb 05, 2021 · 2h 15m
Overview
The Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui interprets Glucks late Baroque opera Alceste as an impressive symbiosis between dance and music. The opera can be experienced here in all its existential power. (SZ) It is here performed in the revised Paris version from 1776 where Gluck has revalued especially the ballet music. Cherkaoui director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders has worked with top artists across disciplines like superstar Beyoncé. The superb dancers of the Belgian Compagnie Eastman, Antwerp perform Glucks score physically, creating a fine and stringent aesthetics of beautiful images (Opernwelt). Dorothea Röschmann with her inimitable charisma (Financial Times) and Charles Castronovo deliver a brilliant performance in the roles of the self-sacrificing royal couple. Musically impressive.
Cast of Gluck: Alceste
Crew of Gluck: Alceste
About Gluck: Alceste
What is Gluck: Alceste about?
The Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui interprets Glucks late Baroque opera Alceste as an impressive symbiosis between dance and music. The opera can be experienced here in all its existential power. (SZ) It is here performed in the revised Paris version from 1776 where Gluck has revalued especially the ballet music. Cherkaoui director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders has…
When was Gluck: Alceste released?
Gluck: Alceste was released on February 5, 2021.
How long is Gluck: Alceste?
Gluck: Alceste runs 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes).
Who is in the cast of Gluck: Alceste?
The cast of Gluck: Alceste includes Charles Castronovo (Admète), Dorothea Röschmann (Alceste), Michael Nagy (High Priest of Apollon / Hercule), Manuel Günther (Evandre) and Sean Michael Plumb (A herald of arms / Apollon).