Alceste
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š Overview:
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Gluckās 1776 French version of āAlcesteā at the Théâtre du ChĆ¢telet 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, AdmĆØte (Paul Groves), so that the people will not lose their king. Alceste is then saved from the underworld by Hercule (Dietrich Henschel).
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š Date Released:
1999-12-31
ā Running Time:
135 mins
ā Vote Average:
0.0
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Alceste
Anne Sofie von Otter
Admete
Paul Groves
High Priest and Hercules
Dietrich Henschel
Evandre
Yann Beuron
A herald and Apollo
Ludovic TƩzier
Oracle and infernal God
Frederic Caton
Coryphee
Hjordis Thebault
Alcesteās child
Lucie Barret
Alcesteās child
Arthur Canyon