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  • Persée (2004)
  • Unrated
    TV Movie | 127 min | Drama, Music
Persée (2004)
Unrated
TV Movie | 127 min | Drama, Music

In his position as the king's composer, Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) created the opera Persée for Louis XIV. The opera was considered the crowning achievement of 17th century French music theatre and was widely recognized as Lully's ...See moreIn his position as the king's composer, Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) created the opera Persée for Louis XIV. The opera was considered the crowning achievement of 17th century French music theatre and was widely recognized as Lully's greatest work. Filled with dancing, fight scenes, monsters and special effects, this truly spectacular music drama recounts the thrilling story of Perseus, son of Zeus and heroic vanquisher of the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa. More than half a century after its premiere, Louis XV chose "Persée" to open the new Royal Opera House at the Chateau de Versailles, an event that formed part of the celebrations for the future Louis XVI's marriage to Marie Antoinette. Recorded live at the Elgin Theatre, Toronto in April 2004, this staging is a dazzling spectacle of gods and goddesses, dancing scenes, flying machines and monsters with fight scenes and special effects inspired by designs from the original 17th century performance. The excellent singer-actors and the "Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir" are leading specialists in early music. See less
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Dec 2, 2004 (Canada)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Colin Ainsworth
Corite / Mercury Corite / Mercury   See fewer
Cyril Auvity
Persee Persee   See fewer
Natalya Gomez
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Olivier Laquerre
Cephee / Medusa Cephee / Medusa   See fewer
James Leja
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Marie Lenormand
Andromede Andromede   See fewer
Courtney Lutz
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Jason Nedecky
Amphimedon / Protenor / Fiery Spirit Amphimedon / Protenor / Fiery Spirit   See fewer
Stephanie Novacek
Cassiope Cassiope   See fewer
Kate Scheuer
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Luke Scheuer
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Michiel Schrey
Euryale (Gorgon) Euryale (Gorgon)   See fewer
Curtis Sullivan
Grand Pretre / Cyclope Grand Pretre / Cyclope   See fewer
Edward Tracz
Dancer Dancer   See fewer
Vilma Vitols
Warrior Nymph / Venus Warrior Nymph / Venus   See fewer
Aarik Wells
Aarik Wells Aarik Wells   See fewer
Jeannette Zingg
Choreographer / Dancer Choreographer / Dancer   See fewer
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