John Eliot Gardiner conducts Gluck’s 1776 French version of “Alceste” at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter takes the title role of Alceste, Queen of Thessaly, who offers to die at the hands of the gods in place of her husband, Admète (Paul Groves), so that the people will not lose their king. Alceste is then saved from the underworld by Hercule (Dietrich Henschel).
Genre: Music
Stars: Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Groves, Dietrich Henschel, Yann Beuron, Ludovic Tézier, Frederic Caton
Crew: Robert Wilson (Director), John Eliot Gardiner (Music Director)
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Runtime: 135 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 31, 1999
IMDb: 10
Keywords:opera
