Topi Lehtipuu (Hippolyte), Anne-Catherine Gillet (Aricie), Stéphane Degout (Thésée), Sarah Connolly (Phèdre), Jaël Azzaretti (L'Amour ), Salomé Haller (Oenone), Marc Mauillon (Tisiphone / La Grande Prêtresse de Diane), Aurélia Legay (La Grande Prêtresse de Diane / Une Chasseresse / Une Prêtresse), François Lis (Pluton / Jupiter), Andrea Hill (Diane), Nicholas Mulroy (Première Parque), Manuel Nuñez Camelino (Un suivant de l’Amour / Mercure), Jérôme Varnier (Neptune / Troisième Parque), Sydney Fierro (Un chasseur)
Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor) & Ivan Alexandre (stage director)
Xavier Ribes – chorus master
Antoine Fontaine – sets
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz – costume
Hervé Gary – lighting
Natalie Van Parys – choreography
Olivier Simonnet – filming director
Emmanuelle Haïm has established herself as one of the world’s leading performers, conductors and interpreters of Baroque repertoire, not only with Le Concert d’Astrée, the ensemble she founded in 2000, but with several of the world’s greatest orchestras. Known for her fresh and expressive approach to Baroque music, she has garnered critical acclaim and several international awards with her own ensemble, including Victoires de la Musique Classique, ECHOs, Gramophone Awards, and Grammy nominations.
In this DVD recorded live at the Paris Opera Palais Garnier, Haïm is joined by the orchestra of Le Concert d’Astrée, as well stellar cast including Sarah Connolly as Phèdre, Stéphane Degout as Thésée, Anne-Catherine Gillet as Aricie and Topi Lehtipuu as Hippolyte in the acclaimed production from Ivan Alexandre.
