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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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Castor et Pollux / Jean-Philippe Rameau ; Pierre-Joseph Bernard (Anna Fraser, soprano ; Jeffrey Thompson, tenor ; Mark Donnelly, vocals ; Margaret Plummer, mezzo-soprano ; Celeste Lazarenko, soprano ; Hadleigh Adams, bass-baritone ; Paul Goodwin-Groen, bass ; Pascal Herington, tenor ; Antony Walker, conductor ; Orchestra of the Antipodes ; Cantillation) |
| Summary |
Castor (Jeffrey Thompson) and Pollux (Hadleigh Adams) are twins, born to the same mother but different fathers: Pollux, the son of Jupiter, is immortal; Castor, the son of a mortal, is not. Pollux is the king of Sparta. Castor & Pollux was premiered on 24 October 1737 at the Academie Royale de Musique in Paris. The 1754 revival was first performed in June 1754. This production was recorded live in Sydney in 2013 |
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Jeffrey Thompson (Castor), Hadleigh Adams (Pollux), Celeste Lazarenko (Telaire), Margaret Plummer (Phoebe), Paul Goodwin-Groen (Jupiter), Anna Fraser (Cleone / Follower of Hebe / A Spirit), Pascal Herrington (Mercure / The Athlete), Mark Donnelly (High Priest), Orchestra of the Antipodes ; conductor: Antony Walker |
| Notes |
Hard copy version record |
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Operas.
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Dioscuri (Greek mythology) -- Drama
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Dioscuri (Greek mythology)
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Operas.
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Streaming audio
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Drama.
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Drama.
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Théâtre.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Thompson, Jeffrey, performer
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Adams, Hadleigh, performer.
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Lazarenko, Celeste, performer
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Plummer, Margaret, performer
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Walker, Antony, conductor
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Bernard, P. J. (Pierre-Joseph), 1710-1775, librettist.
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Orchestra of the Antipodes.
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