Name: Persée
Start: 2004-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2004-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Elgin Theatre

Organization

Singer

Countertenor

Cyril Auvity

Persée

Baritone

Alain Coulombe

Phinée

Bass

Olivier Laquerre

Céphée

Soprano

Marie Lenormand

Andromède

Tenor

Thomas Meglioranza

Méduse

Stephanie Novacek

Cassiope

Monica Whicher

Mérope

Michiel Schrey

No role specified

Curtis Sullivan

Conductor

Hervé Niquet

Stage director

Marshall Pynkoski

Costume designer

Dora Rust D'Eye

Set designer

Gerard Gauci

Lighting designer

Kevin Fraser

Choreographer

Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg

Chorus master

Ivars Taurins

Stage combat master

Jennifer Parr

Opera Atelier

Orchestra

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

French

Persée -  (Perseus and Andromeda)

Toronto

Canada

Elgin Theatre

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Persée by Jean-Baptiste Lully, from Opera Atelier, Toronto, 2004. Directed by Marc Stone, conductor Hervé Niquet. Starring Cyril Auvity (Persée), Alain Coulombe (Phinee), Olivier Laquerre (Cephée, Méduse), Marie Lenormand (Andromède), Stephanie Novacek (Cassiope) Tafelmusik Baroque Chamber Choir. Performed in French.

Composed by Jean Baptiste Lully for Louis XIV, Perseus is widely recognized as Lully's greatest creation and was considered the crowning achievement of 17th century French music theatre.

Filled with dancing, fight scenes, monsters and special effects, this truly spectacular opera recounts the thrilling story of Perseus, son of Zeus and heroic vanquisher of the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa. More than half a century after it's premiere, Perseuswas chosen by Louis XV to open the new Royal Opera House at the Chateau de Versailles, in celebration of the wedding of Marie Antoinette and the future Louis XVI. Designers Gerard Gauci (sets), Dora Rust-D'Eye (costumes) and Kevin Fraser (lighting) have created a dazzling spectacle of gods and goddesses, flying machines and sea monsters inspired by designs from the original 17th century production. "It's 200 years or so since audiences have seen a full production of Lully's opera Perseus, and the Opera Atelier production demonstrates that the wait was too long."

Production booklet

Further reading