Le Temple de La Gloire by Jean Philippe Rameau, 2017 production
Stage Direction and Choreography by Catherine Turocy, Assistant Stage Director: Sarah Edgar, Rehearsal Director: Rachel List
Dancers: Brynt Beitman, Caroline Copeland, Carly Fox Horton, Olsi Gjeci, Alexis Silver, Meggi Sweeny Smith, Matthew Ting, Andrew Trego
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Philharmonia Chorale:Bruce Lamott, director, Scott Blake, set designer, Marie Anne Chiment, costume designer and Pierre Dupouey, lighting designer
Interview with McGegan (trailer)
Produced by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Cal Performances, Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles with the collaboration of NYBDC. Photos by Frank Wing
Olsi Gjeci
Mars (Andrew Trego) and Venus (Meggi Sweeney Smith) from Le Temple de la Gloire, photo F. Wing
Act I Apollo (Aaron Sheehan) and Shepherdess (Camille Ortiz-Lafont)
Trajan (Aaron Sheehan) and the children of the future with Gabrielle Philiponet as Plautine and a Muse
Chantal and Carly
Aaron Sheehan as Apollo with NYBDC dancers
Gabrielle Philiponet, soprano
Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano
Camille Ortiz-Lafont, soprano
Artavazd Sargsyan, haute-contre
Aaron Sheehan, haute-contre
Philippe-Nicolas Martin, baritone
Marc Labonnette, baritone
REVIEW
THE FINANCIAL TIMES, MAY 2, 2017 by Allan Ulrich
“Rameau’s opera-ballet, unperformed since 1745, seethes with invention.”
“Most astonishing is a theatrical style that integrates singer, instrumentalist and dancer. Choreographer Catherine Turocy deftly staged the work as a majestic farce, with moments of gentle pathos. Designer Scott Blake recreated a charming 18th-century theatre with backdrops influenced by Poussin, receding perspectives and flying elements. Appearing in a variety of roles, the eight omnipresent dancers offered stylish period moves; carriages were held high, arms flowed, jumps were modest, musicality was paramount. The Bacchus act brought rude hilarity. Turocy’s final gesture, a children’s maypole dance, was irresistible.”
SLIDESHOW WITH REVIEW AND CASTING
Mars (Andrew Trego) and Venus (Meggi Sweeney Smith) from Le Temple de la Gloire, photo F. Wing |
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Les Fetes de L’Hymen et L’Amour with Opera Lafayette, photos by Louis Forget
Press Quotes for Les FETES
 Rehearsal of Opera Lafayette’s production of Rameau’s Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour
 Sean Curran dancers with NYBDC dancers, Mary Kate Sheehan and Brynt Beitman in foreground |
 Dancer Carly Fox Horton and singer Claire Debono |
Montiverdi Works with Houston Ars Lyrica and the Dallas Bach Society, photos by Amitava Sarkar
 Combattimento with Matthew Buffalo and Alexis Silver
 Ballo Dell Ingrate, dancers shown Valerie Tabor, Glenda Norcross and Catherine Turocy |
 Fatal Blow: Fabiana Gonzalez, Matthew Buffalo and Alexis Silver |
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