opera notebook
some operas I have seen on videoJean-Philippe Rameau, Les Paladins (1760)
Théâtre du Châtelet, 2004
- Conductor: William Christie
- Director & Set Designer: José Montalvo
- Atis: Topi Lehtipuu
- Argie: Stéphanie d'Oustrac
- Orcan: Laurent Naouri
José Montalvo's highly energetic modern-dance interpretation of the many ballet interludes, combined with constantly moving projections, make this production too visually busy for its two-and-a-half hours; but it is an ambitious attempt at bringing Rameau's little-known comic opera into the 21st century.