16th March

Concert will begin at 16:00 hours GMT

Rameau's 'Platée' with Dahlin, Lindroos, Sundqvist, Sandgren and Öberg from Gothenburg

Rameau's 'Platée' is an opera in a prologue and three acts with a libretto by Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d'Orville. Rameau bought the rights to the libretto Platée ou Junon Jalouse by Jacques Autreau and had d'Orville modify it. The ultimate source of the story is a myth related by the Greek writer Pausanias in his Guide to Greece. After a night of partying, the Chorus wakes Thespis from a drunken sleep. When Thalie and Momus arrive, they seek Thespis' help in planning the presentation of an entertainment in which they will recreate a long-ago attempt by Jupiter to cure his wife, Juno, of her jealousy. Performers:

Satyr/ Cithéron: Kristian Lindroos.
Thespis/ Mercury: Wiktor Sundqvist.
Thalia: Carolina Sandgren.
Momus: Hannes Öberg.
Amor/ Clarine: Mia Karlsson.
Platée: Anders J. Dahlin.
Jupiter: Mattias Ermedah.
La folie: Sofie Asplund.
Juno: Ann-Kristin Jones.

Gothenburg Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Agnew.

Recorded earlier this month.