Фаэтон
Phaeton
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 154 minutes, no interval
- Language
- French
- Translation versions
- russian subtitles
- Genre
- opera
- Театр
- Perm Opera and Ballet Theater
- Age Rating
- 16+
Schedule of acts and intermissions
Synopsis
A co-production by Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre and Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles Spectacles in collaboration with Le Poème Harmonique
The script for Phaëton — tragédie lyrique by composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and librettist Philippe Quinault — is based on one of the stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Phaëton, the son of Helios and the ocean nymph Clymene, was severely punished by the gods for his pride and ambition. It is sometimes referred to as "the people's opera", just as Lully's Atys is referred to as "the king's opera" (incidentally one of Louis XIV's favourite works). After its premiere in 1683 at the Palace of Versailles, Phaëton reigned supreme on the Parisian stage until the mid-18th century, with certain musical numbers even permeating the everyday life of those within the more democratic layers of society.
In March 2018, master of baroque theatre, Benjamin Lazar, and the artistic director and conductor of the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, will present their version of Phaëton on the Perm stage.
In March 2018, master of baroque theatre, Benjamin Lazar, and the artistic director and conductor of the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, will present their version of Phaëton on the Perm stage.
Performed by guest artists, musicAeterna chorus and orchestra and Le Poème Harmonique
- Musical Director and Conductor – Vincent Dumestre
- Director – Benjamin Lazar
- Set designer – Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy
- Lighting Designer – François Menou
- Costume Designer – Alain Blanchot
- Film director – Corentin Leconte
Actors and performers:
- Phaëton – Mathias Vidal
- Lybie – Eva Zaïcik
- Théone – Victoire Bunel
- Daytime hour – Alfia Hamidullina
- Mérops – Alexander Egorov
- Protée – Viktor Shapovalov
- Astrée / une Heure du jour – Elizaveta Sveshnikova
- Saturne, Epaphus, Jupiter – Lisandro Abadie
- Triton, The Sun, The Earth – Cyril Auvity
- Climène – Léa Trommenschlager