For the first time at the Teatro Real, this Baroque fantasy comes to life in Bintou Dembélé's stage version of an opera-ballet in which urban dance styles merge to present a celebration of diversity and multiculturalism. This production will feature the participation of the well-known groups Cappella Mediterranea and the Choeur de Chambre de Namur.
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Opéra-ballet in a prologue and four entrée
Music by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Libretto by Louis Fuzelier
First performed at the Opéra de Paris on 23 August 1735
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Excerpts from Les Indes galantes
Artistic team
Conductor | Leonardo García-Alarcón
Artistic director and choreographer | Bintou Dembélé
Playwright | Noémie N'Diaye
Costume designer | Charlotte Coffinet
Lighting designer | Benjamin Nesme
Chorus mater | Thibaut Lenaerts
Cast
Amour / Phani / Fatime / Zima | Julie Roset
Hébé / Émilie / Zaïre / Atalide | Ana Quintans
Valère / Don Carlos / Tacmas / Damon | Mathias Vidal
Bellone / Ousmane / Huascar / Ali / Don Alvar | Andreas Wolf
Structure Rualité
Cappella Mediterranea
Chœur de Chambre de Namur