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Written for the court wedding of France's Dauphin and the Infante of Spain in 1745, Platée had the effect of a small revolution during its premiere at Versailles. Not only did it make fun of an unattractive old nymph played by a man in front of a young bride who was fairly homely herself, but also for the first time it was a buffoonish piece. Jean-Philippe Rameau parodied traditional French opera, accentuating each element both dramatically and musically. Platée, the grotesque and ugly swamp nymph, is courted by Jupiter as part of a ploy to cure his mate, Juno, of her jealousy. Brisk, inventive, poetically desperate, Laurent Pelly's production is baroque in the literal sense of the word. The red and gold stands of the grand theatre of the gods break open like a sinking ship to be washed up in the swamps of Platee.

France - 2002 - 2 h 30 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Don Kent Stage Director Laurent Pelly Choreography Laura Scozzi Camera Jacques Audrain Sound Joël Soupiron Sets Chantal Thomas Editing Arnaud Petitet Music Jean-Philippe Rameau Musical direction Marc Minkowski Cast Doris Lamprecht, Laurent Naouri With Paul Agnew, Mireille Delunsch, Yann Beuron, Vincent Le Texier

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