{"id":9207,"date":"2019-10-15T17:53:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T15:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/production\/rameau-les-indes-galantes-paris\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T17:53:11","slug":"rameau-les-indes-galantes-paris","status":"publish","type":"post-concert","link":"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/en\/production\/rameau-les-indes-galantes-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6464\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>\u201cA unanimous standing ovation at Paris Bastille for Jean-Philippe Rameau&#8217;s<\/em> Les Indes Galantes,<em> performed by Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and his ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, directed by Cl\u00e9ment Cogitore and choreographed by Bintou Demb\u00e9l\u00e9. It is not only a Baroque delight, but a delight in and of itself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em><strong>Stephane Gilbert, Opera Magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201c<em>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n<\/em> captivates us right from the opening with the way he sculpts the sound of every note with his bare hands, indicating every slight inflection and pushing his orchestra forward, while remaining attentive to the singing and the presence of the soloists and choirs&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><strong>France TV<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An aesthetic shock <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Les Indes Galantes<\/em> was a critical work of the Age of Enlightenment and remains a dazzling piece of entertainment. But Rameau&#8217;s first opera-ballet also attests to the Europeans perception of the Other, whether Turkish, Incan, Persian or Native American. In 2017, director Cl\u00e9ment Cogitore made an explosive and highly acclaimed film in which he adapted an extract from Les Indes galantes with the help of Krump dancers. This time, he and choreographer Bintou Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 take on this enchanting opera in its entirety, reinscribing it in an urban and political space where boundaries are questioned. Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and Cappella Mediterranea accompany them on the musical front.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Les Indes Galantes - Danse du Grand Calumet de la Paix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TfQJZ76WR0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opera-ballet with a prologue and four entr\u00e9es <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music by <strong>Jean-Philippe Rameau<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Libretto by Louis Fuzelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"link-default link-center link-circle\" href=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/productions\/\">\n    <div class=\"content-circle\">\n        <div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"title\">\n        See our other productions    <\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sabine Devieilhe<\/strong>, soprano &#8211; <em>H\u00e9b\u00e9, Don Alvar, Phani<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Florian Sempey<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Bellone, Adario<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jodie Devos<\/strong>, soprano &#8211; <em>L&#8217;amour, Za\u00efre<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edwin Crossley-Mercer<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Osman, Ali<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julie Fuchs<\/strong>, soprano &#8211; <em>\u00c9milie, Fatime<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mathias Vidal<\/strong>, tenor &#8211; <em>Val\u00e8re, Tacmas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexandre Duhamel<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Huascar, Don Alvar<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stanislas de Barbeyrac<\/strong>, tenor &#8211; <em>Don Carlos, Damon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dancers from Compagnie Rualit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n<\/strong>, Musical direction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cl\u00e9ment Cogitore<\/strong>, Staging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bintou Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong>, Choreography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alban Ho Van<\/strong>, Set<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sylvain Verdet<\/strong>, Lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thibaut Lenaerts<\/strong>, Choirmaster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cappella Mediterranea<br\/>Ch\u0153ur de chambre de Namur<br\/>Ma\u00eetrise des Hauts-de-Seine \/ Ch\u0153ur d\u2019enfants de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra national de Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interview with Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What can you tell us about this production, which is now in rehearsal? How do you feel about working with LA krump?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was touched by how the people on stage, including the dancers, were able to work on the different tableaux, which each describe actions that took place in very distant countries (such as the Incas of Peru, the Persians, Turkey, North America&#8230;). The composer&#8217;s idea was to build upon the notion of \u201cforeigner\u201d. At the time, this meant someone far away. Someone one could only imagine and yet also fear. Part of that fear was that the foreigner might one day enter our reality. What does \u201cforeigner\u201d mean today? The foreigner no longer lives far away. The foreigner lives with us, on the same floor as us, next door to us. How are we to interpret Rameau\u2019s vision for the Paris Opera\u2019s 350th anniversary? At the end of the day, this opera also makes us reflect on our own \u2013 sometimes unconscious &#8211; hypocrisy, including our tendency to fear the unknown and anything that is different from us. [\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as krump is concerned, the director was looking for a contemporary North American dance to represent today\u2019s rhythmic impulses. Personally, I\u2019m touched to see people dancing to baroque music, no matter what the style of the dance. It shows that Time does not exist. As soon as you start playing music, time stops. By mixing different eras and incorporating modern dances, these composers no longer only belong to connoisseurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So there will be several dance styles in these Indes galantes, not just krump?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. The krump sequence is relatively brief in the show. It is almost trivial and yet it is so rich. At some point, you&#8217;re going to wonder where the krump is, because it&#8217;s going to take so long to get there. Bintou Demb\u00e9l\u00e9&#8217;s choreography is very carefully thought out, very symmetrical. He has a Cartesian way of thinking. Everything has to be perfectly choreographed and there&#8217;s no room for improvisation. In that respect we&#8217;re very close to Rameau! [\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Interview by Op\u00e9ra Online<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the press is saying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe audience gave this performance a long standing ovation. They were obviously in a state of shock.\u201d <br\/><em><strong>Maurice Ulrich, L\u2019Humanit\u00e9 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat&#8217;s happening at the Op\u00e9ra Bastille? An earthquake, apparently. At the end of this Indes galantes, 2,700 people were on their feet applauding non-stop&#8230;.\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Guillaume Tion, Lib\u00e9ration<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new production of &#8220;Les Indes Galantes&#8221; was a huge hit with the audience.\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo doubt the best version of <em>Les Indes Galantes<\/em> we have ever heard.\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Guillaume Saintagne, Forum op\u00e9ra<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe real surprise comes from the pit. Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n directs a lively Cappella Mediterranea made up of fifty-five musicians and delivers a dream version of Rameau. It contains so many colours, rhythms and minute details.\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Vincent Borel, Classic.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe conductor, Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, deftly leads his ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea. The ariettas are refined, the dances punchy and the heroic moments powerful. The precision and clarity of the Choeur de chambre de Namur is impeccable.\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Nicolas Hans, revopera.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt last an absolute triumph for Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, whose ensembles rise to the acoustic challenge without relinquishing their dazzling clarity. His <em>Indes Galantes<\/em> is a model when it comes to the pulse, momentum, precision and delicacy. Nothing new, really? Yes and it\u2019s Rameau!\u201d<br\/><em><strong>Mehdi Mahdavi, Op\u00e9ra Magazine <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6462\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6462\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6460\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6460\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6458\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6458\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6456\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6456\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6450\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6450\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"6454\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-Indes-galantes-&#xA9;Little-Shao-3-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Rameau, Les Indes Galantes, Bintou Demb&#xE9;l&#xE9;, Leonardo Garc&#xED;a Alarc&#xF3;n, La Compagnie Rualit&#xE9;, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-6454\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cA unanimous standing ovation at Paris Bastille for Jean-Philippe Rameau&#8217;s Les Indes Galantes, performed by Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n&#8217;s ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, directed by Cl\u00e9ment Cogitore and choreographed by Bintou Demb\u00e9l\u00e9. 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