13th February

Concert will begin at 16:00 hours GMT

Rameau's 'Dardanus' with Rondepierre, Junker, Král, Kitala and Zawisza from Krakow

Opera Rara Festival. Rameau's 'Dardanus' is a tragédie lyrique in five acts. The French libretto was by Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère. The original story is loosely based on that of Dardanus. However, in the opera, Dardanus is at war with King Teucer, who has promised to marry his daughter Iphise to King Anténor. Dardanus and Iphise meet, through the intervention of the magician Isménor, and fall in love. Dardanus attacks a monster ravaging Teucer's kingdom, saving the life of Anténor who is attempting, unsuccessfully, to kill it. Teucer and Dardanus make peace, the latter marrying Iphise.

Performers: Antonin Rondepierre: Dardanus. Sophie Junker: Amour, Iphise. Tomáš Král: Teucer, Isménor. Jaroslaw Kitala: Anténor. Anna Zawisza: Vénus. Sylwia Olszynska: Bergère, Premier Songe, Une Phrygienne, Un Plaisir. Sebastian Szumski: Troisième Songe, Un Phrygien. Bartosz Gorzkowski: Deuxième Songe.

Opera Rara Festival Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Marcin Swiatkiewicz.

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