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Details List
Choreography | Mark Morris |
Music | Jean-Philippe Rameau - Comédie Lyrique (“Ballet Bouffon”) In a Prologue and Three Acts |
Scenic Design | Adrianne Lobel |
Costume Design | Isaac Mizrahi |
Lighting Design | James F. Ingalls |
Instrumentation | orchestra and chorus; 8 vocalists |
Number of Dancers | 18 |
Runtime | Ep: 41 min; Act 1: 35 min; Act 2: 25 min |
Details
Libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d’Orville after Jacques Autreau’s play Platée, ou Junon jalouse.
An original Royal Opera Covent Garden/Discalced, Inc. production in association with the Edinburgh International Festival of 1997.
Press Quotes
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"...Mr. Morris's invention - his mix of classic beauty and the absurd - is continually absorbing"
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"an entertainment unequaled in either Rameau’s time or our own."
CultureVulture