Alceste
IMDb8.20
19992h 15m
Overview
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Gluck’s 1776 French version of “Alceste” at the Théâtre du Châtelet 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, Admète (Paul Groves), so that the people will not lose their king. Alceste is then saved from the underworld by Hercule (Dietrich Henschel).
Top-billed cast
- LLudovic Tézier
- YYann Beuron
- LLucie Barret
- AArthur Canyon
- DDietrich Henschel
- FFrederic Caton
- PPaul Groves
- AAnne Sofie von Otter
- HHjordis Thebault
Crew
- Director
- Robert Wilson
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Alceste was directed by Robert Wilson.
When was Alceste released?
Alceste was released in 1999.
