Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau

Opéra National de Paris: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau (2025)

N/A 200 min Movie
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A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in 1737 at the Académie royale and inspired by the mythological episode of the Gemini. Rarely performed in its original version – the score was reworked by Rameau himself in 1754 –, this daring work plays on contrasts and expressiveness, as in the famous “Tristes apprêts”. The aria is sung by Télaïre mourning the death of her fiancé Castor, killed in battle, before his twin brother Pollux descends into the Underworld to ask his father, Jupiter, to bring him back to life. While this opera celebrates brotherly love, its prologue poses an essential question for director Peter Sellars: how do you stop a war and its attendant hatred and resentment?

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Cast

Jeanine De Bique Jeanine De Bique Télaïre
Reinoud van Mechelen Reinoud van Mechelen Castor
Marc Mauillon Marc Mauillon Pollux
Stéphanie d'Oustrac Stéphanie d'Oustrac Phébé
Claire Antoine Claire Antoine Minerve, Une Suivante d’Hébé
Laurence Kilsby Laurence Kilsby L’Amour, Le Grand-Prêtre, un Athlète
Natalia Smirnova Natalia Smirnova Vénus, une ombre heureuse
Nicholas Newton Nicholas Newton Mars, Jupiter, un athlète
Teodor Currentzis Teodor Currentzis Self – Conductor

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