Hercules (2005)
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- Unrated
- 3h 10min
- Drama, Musical
- Apr 2005 (France)
- TV Movie
As the first collaboration ever between conductor William Christie and director Luc Bondy, this production of Hercules was the major event of the 2004 opera season. Originally Created in Aix-en-Provence in July 2004, the show then moved on...
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Cast
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Les Arts Florissants | ... |
Orchestre et Choeur
(as Orchestre et Choeur des Arts Florissants)
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William Christie | ... |
Self - Direction musicale
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Ingela Bohlin | ... |
Iole
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| Joyce DiDonato | ... |
Dejanira
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| Malena Ernman | ... |
Lichas
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Simon Kirkbride | ... |
Prêtre de Jupiter
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| William Shimell | ... |
Hercules
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Toby Spence | ... |
Hyllus
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Hanna Bayodi | ... |
Choeur - Soprano
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Daniel Blanchard | ... |
Solo dans 'Crown with Festial Pomp'
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Jean-Paul Burgos | ... |
Self - Violon
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Jonathan Cable | ... |
Self - Basso continuo - Contrebasse
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Patrick Cohën-Akenine | ... |
Self - Premier violon
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Sophie Decaudaveine | ... |
Choeur - Soprano
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Brian Feehan | ... |
Self - Bosso continuo - Théorbe
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Armand Gavriilidès | ... |
Choeur - Contre-ténor
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Myriam Gevers | ... |
Self - Violon
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Benoît Hartoin | ... |
Self - Bosso continuo - Calvecin & orgue
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Simon Heyerick | ... |
Self - Alto, Viola
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Mihoko Kimura | ... |
Self - Violon
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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David Le Monnier | ... |
Premier Trachinien
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Michael Loughlin-Smith | ... |
Solo dans 'Crown with Festial Pomp'
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Claude Maury | ... |
Self - Cor, joue aussi 2e trompette
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Christophe Olive | ... |
Basse
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Marie-Ange Petit | ... |
Self - Percussion
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Anne Pichard | ... |
Choeur - Soprano
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Gilles Rapin | ... |
Self - Trompette, joue aussi 2e cor
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Jean-Yves Ravoux | ... |
Choeur - Ténor
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Bruno Renhold | ... |
Choeur - Ténor
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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David Simpson | ... |
Self - Basso continuo - Violoncelle
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Galina Zinchenko | ... |
Self - Alto
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Leïla Zlassi | ... |
Choeur - Soprano
(as Les Arts Florissants)
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Directed by
| Vincent Batallion | ... | (as Vincent Bataillon) |
Written by
| Thomas Broughton | ... | (libretto) |
| Sophocles | ... | (play "Les Trachinienne") (as Sophocle) |
| Ovid | ... | (play "Les Métamorphoses") (as Ovide) |
Produced by
| François Duplat | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Madjid Hakimi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bernard Emprin | ||
Editorial Department
| Rémi Berge | ... | colorist: digital color correction |
Production Design by
| Richard Peduzzi | ||
Costume Design by
| Rudy Sabounghi | ||
Makeup Department
| Cécile Kretschmar | ... | makeup artist / masks |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Véronique Dubois | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Arnaud Gosselin | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dominique Bruguière | ... | lighting designer |
| Alain Hugon | ... | camera operator |
| Philippe Jourdain | ... | camera operator |
| Guy Lallier | ... | camera operator |
| Régis LeMao | ... | camera operator (as Régis Le Mao) |
| Sylvain Pieri | ... | camera operator |
| Michel Rabault | ... | camera operator |
| François Rousselet | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Les Arts Florissants | ... | orchestra & choir |
| François Bazola | ... | chorus master |
| William Christie | ... | conductor |
| Patrick Cohën-Akenine | ... | first violin (as Les Arts Florissants) |
| Philippe Engel | ... | music recording mixer |
| Elizabeth Geiger | ... | repetiteur: Les Arts Florissants |
| George Frideric Handel | ... | music: Drame musical en trois actes de (as Georg Friedrich Haendel) |
| Benoît Hartoin | ... | music assistant: Les Arts Florissants |
| Jérémie Rhorer | ... | assistant conductor: Les Arts Florissants |
| François Rousseau | ... | musical consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hélène Merlet | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Matilde Berry | ... | production assistant |
| Luc Bondy | ... | stage director |
| Luc Bouniol-Laffont | ... | general administrator: Les Arts Florissants |
| Xavier Dubois | ... | production coordinator |
| Michel Kelemenis | ... | collaboration: for movement |
| Geoffrey Layton | ... | collaboration: artistic |
| Christel Lenoir | ... | production assistant |
| Gerard Mortier | ... | director: Opéra National de Paris |
| Sven Nielsen | ... | assistant stage director |
| Caroline Porta | ... | production assistant |
| Pascale Poupée | ... | production administrator |
| Dieter Sturm | ... | dramaturg |
| Alan Woodhouse | ... | language consultant: Les Arts Florissants |
Production Companies
- Opéra National de Paris (co-production)
- Bel Air Media (co-production)
- France 2 (FR2) (in association with)
- NEF Filmproduktion & Vertrieb (I) (co-production)
- Mezzo (with the participation of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (supported by)
Distributors
- Mezzo (2005) (France) (tv) (subtitled)
- Bel Air Classiques (2006) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Bel Air Classiques (2016) (World-wide) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Palais Garnier (Opéra National de Paris) (at: 29th novembre 2002)
- Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (opera co-production)
- Opéra National de Paris (stage production)
- Wiener Festwochen (opera co-production: 2004)
- Opéra National de Paris (technical crew: Avec la participation des équipes techniques de l')
- AMP (camera equipment provided by)
- Conseil Régional de Basse Normandie (supported by: Les Arts Florissants)
- La Ville de Caen (supported by: Les Arts Florissants)
- Les Arts Florissants (musical material)
- Ministère de la Culture (supported by: Les Arts Florissants)
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As the first collaboration ever between conductor William Christie and director Luc Bondy, this production of Hercules was the major event of the 2004 opera season. Originally Created in Aix-en-Provence in July 2004, the show then moved on to the Palais Garnier in Paris where it was recorded in December of the same year. The Hercules received the student prize at the Golden Prague 2005. |
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