Les Boréades - Rameau - Barrie Kosky in 4K

For this revolutionary opera that defies classification, Emmanuelle Haïm and the Concert d’Astrée join with Barrie Kosky and a cast of the highest calibre.

Created at the festival of Aix-en-Provence on 21 July 1982
French performance
New production of the Dijon Opera

More than a mere last waltz, Les Boréades is a seminal and unique work, that straddles the centuries as an imperishable masterpiece. For this revolutionary opera that defies classification, Emmanuelle Haïm and the Concert d’Astrée join with Barrie Kosky, the enfant terrible of staging (Castor & Pollux at Dijon in 2014) along with a cast of the highest calibre.

Filmed for the first time in over 15 years.

Music - Jean-Philippe Rameau
Libretto - Louis de Cahusac

Concert d’Astrée Orchestra And Choir
Musical Director - Emmanuelle Haïm
Stage Director - Barrie Kosky

Alphise - Hélène Guilmette
Semire, Polymnie, Cupidon, Nymphe - Emmanuelle De Negri
Abaris - Mathias Vidal
Borée - Christopher Purves
Borilée - Yoann Dubruque
Adamas, Apollon - Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Genre Opera
Recording location Opéra de Dijon
Production year 2019
Duration 154 minutes
Production Company Wahoo
TV Director Julien Condemine
Distribution TV Auditorium Films
Video format 4K