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La Fête
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real deal
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La Fête
The underlying idea of La Fête is the myth of Pygmalion, the story of a sculptor, who creates the statue of the ideal woman, suddenly coming alive. Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), one of the most prominent baroque composers, created one of his masterpieces on this topic within 8 days. The central theme is not only man committing himself to art, but also love seducing man to see only what he desires to see. See and be seen - in love as well as in society. La Fête combines the ancient myth of Pygmalion with another work by Rameau, dealing with the twist and turns of man's involvement in art and love: Les Fêtes d´Hébé ou Les Talents lyriques. In this production opera and dance are closely interwoven.
La Fête by Jean-Philippe Rameau
based on Pigmalion (1748) and Les Fêtes d´Hébé ou Les Talents lyriques (1739)
Libretto by Ballot de Sovot and Antoine Gautier des Montdorge
in french language
Musical director: Thomas Bönisch
Direction/Choreography: Jan Pusch
Cooperation: Sebastian Ukena
Conceptual Cooperation: Hans-Jörg Kapp
Dramaturgy: Johanna Wall/Honne Dohrmann
Sappho: Barbara Schmidt-Gaden
Eglée: Mareke Freudenberg
Mercure: Thomas Michael Allen
L´Amour: Ute Biniaß / Friederike Hansmeier
Hymas: Henry Kiichli
Alcée: Paul Brady
Thélème: Thomas Burger
Fleuve: Philip Zehnoff
Ruisseau: Alwin Kölblinger
Iphise: Lisa Carlioth
A Gentleman (Oracle): Toshihiko Matsui
Two Ladies: Iveta Karageorgieva, Verena Allerts
nordwest Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg:
Pin-Chieh Chen, Alessandra Corti, Gili Goverman, Vivienne Hötger, Maria Walser; Felix Berner, Sebastian Gibas, Frank Koenen, Dario Martin Rodriguez, Cristian Setién
Basso Continuo:
Angelika Bönisch (Barockcello) / Marthe Perl (Gambe), Susanne Peuker (Theorbe, Barockgitarre), Jason Weaver (Cembalo)
Musicians on stage:
Barbara Andrae (Historical Bagpipe), Jan Bergström (Oboe)
Staatstheater Oldenburg 2009/2010
"Orchestra, singers and dancers harmonize perfectly while supporting each others performance in this skillful production. [...] With sophistication the staging and direction plays on the classiness of the ensemble - elegantly accompanied by the Orchestra of Staatstheater Oldenburg."
Kreiszeitung Syke