Les Indes Galantes 20 years old

"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman sets free his captive, Emilie, whom he loves, so that she may be reunited with her former lover, Valère; 'Les Incas de Pérou' is all about the rivalry of the Inca Huascar and the Spaniard Don Carlos, both in pursuit of Princess Phani; 'Les Fleurs' offers a Persian love intrigue, as the Sultana Fatime tries to detect whether her husband Tacmas has his eye on the lovely Atalide; and 'Les Sauvages' takes us to North America, where a Spaniard and a Frenchman compete for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people." — from the DVD cover

Credits

Danielle de Niese as Prologue: Hébé

Richard Croft as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas

João Fernandes as Prologue: Bellone

Patricia Petitbon as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Zima

Les Indes Galantes Cast

Name	Character
Danielle de Niese She was 25, now 45 years old	as Prologue: Hébé
Richard Croft	as 3ème - Les Fleurs, Fête persane: Tacmas
João Fernandes He was 65, now 85 years old	as Prologue: Bellone
Patricia Petitbon	as 4ème entrée - Les Sauvages: Zima

Les Indes Galantes Crew

Name	Department
Thomas Grimm as Director. He was 50 (now 70) years old	Directing
Marina Draghici as Production Design.	Art
Marina Draghici as Costume Design.	Costume & Make-Up
Andrei Șerban as Director. He was 61 (now 81) years old	Directing
Blanca Li as Choreographer. She was 40 (now 60) years old	Crew
William Christie as Music Director. He was 158 (76) years old when He died	Sound

Les Indes Galantes (20 years)

Release day: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Runtime: 190 minutes