Alceste

Overview

John Eliot Gardiner conducts Gluck’s 1776 French version of “Alceste” at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter takes the title role of Alceste, Queen of Thessaly, who offers to die at the hands of the gods in place of her husband, Admète (Paul Groves), so that the people will not lose their king. Alceste is then saved from the underworld by Hercule (Dietrich Henschel).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1999

Original language

English

Cast

Ludovic Tézier,Yann Beuron,Lucie Barret,Arthur Canyon,Dietrich Henschel,Frederic Caton,Paul Groves,Anne Sofie von Otter,Hjordis Thebault

Director

Robert Wilson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0259844