Organization

Singer

Bass-baritone

Paweł Konik

Jupiter

Soprano

Maria Theresa Ullrich

Junon

Beate Ritter

Amour

Shigeo Ishino

Momus

Tenor

Marcel Beekman

Platée

Laia Vallés

Clarine

Elliott Carlton Hines

Un Satyre

Cithéron

La Folie

Stage director

Calixto Bieito

Conductor

Stefano Montanari

Lighting designer

Reinhard Traub

Costume designer

Anna Eiermann

Set designer

Susanne Gschwender

Choreographer

Lydia Steier

Chorus master

Bernhard Moncado

Mark Milhofer

Thespis

Moritz Kallenberg

Mercure

Others

Staatsopernchor der Oper Stuttgart

Orchestra

Mitglieder des Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Staatsopernchores

Dramaturge

Patrick Hahn

French

Platée -  (Platea)

Stuttgart

Germany

Opernhaus

Platée Rameau

Public

Platea

Approved

The prank that Jupiter's buddies have come up with to cure his wife Juno of her jealousy promises to be great fun: Jupiter is to woo the ugly swamp nymph Platée. She actually feels desired and, in a moment of tragi-comic self-disregard, even agrees to a marriage with the supreme god. The grotesque mock wedding is undoubtedly the comedic highlight of Rameau's effective score. However, a cruel awakening awaits at least the love-hungry title character. The role is composed for a tenor, in keeping with the usual operatic practice of treating grotesque roles. In Calixto Bieito, the nymph Platée becomes a young drag artist looking for himself and recognition in a nightclub.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble