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product_id: 24085595
title: "Anne Sofie von OtterGluck - Alceste / Robert Wilson · John Eliot Gardiner · Anne Sofie von Otter · English Baroque Soloists · Théâtre du Chatelet [DVD]"
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# Anne Sofie von OtterGluck - Alceste / Robert Wilson · John Eliot Gardiner · Anne Sofie von Otter · English Baroque Soloists · Théâtre du Chatelet [DVD]

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- **What is this?** Anne Sofie von OtterGluck - Alceste / Robert Wilson · John Eliot Gardiner · Anne Sofie von Otter · English Baroque Soloists · Théâtre du Chatelet [DVD]
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Rebelling against the increasingly formulaic operas of the time,  Christoph Willibald Gluck's "reformist" opera Alceste (1767) was a  successful attempt to return to a purer form of musical drama. It is highly  appropriate that this 1999 production of the revised 1776 Paris version should  be conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, with the English Baroque Soloists and  Monteverdi Choir, the same forces responsible for many fine Bach performances  equally emphasizing character and text. In setting the tragic story of the  profound love between Queen Alceste and her husband King Admète, Gluck  provided a score of austere, rending beauty.   Principals Anne Sofie von Otter and Paul Groves dominate the production as much  through the power of their acting as their musical prowess. The major scenes are  electrifying in their emotional intensity. Contrasting with this psychological  realism are the simple, Greek-inspired designs by Robert Wilson. Silhouetted,  geometric shapes glide gracefully through the slow-motion movements of the  actors, bringing an hypnotic, dreamlike quality to the work. Near-constant blue  lighting adds a sense of late-evening tranquillity, giving the stage a highly  distinctive look and a feeling of dislocation in space and time. Both chilling  and uplifting, this Alceste is a triumph. --Gary S. Dalkin,  Amazon.co.uk

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*Last updated: 2026-01-26*