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Opéra Royal, Versailles, Tuesday March 22 2022 Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón. Production and choreography: Angelin Preljocaj. Sets: Prune Nourry. Costumes: Jeanne Vicérial. Lighting: Eric Soyer. Zéphyr, Le Sommeil: Nicholas Scott. Atys: Matthew Newlin. La Déesse Cybele: Giuseppina Bridelli. Sangaride: Ana Quintans. Celaenus, Le Temps: Andreas Wolf. Iris, Doris, Divinité fontaine, La Déesse Flore: Gwendoline Blondeel. Idas, Phobetor, Un songe funeste: Michael Mofidian. Morphée, Dieu de fleuve: Valerio Contaldo. Phantase: José Pazos. Le Fleuve Sangar: Luigi De Donato. Melisse, Divinité fontaine: Lore Binon. Cappella Mediterranea. Chorus and Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Photos: Gregory Batardon First, a selection of quotations from online reviews of the Geneva performances of this production, before it moved to Versailles - apart from Forum Opéra , at the time of writing I haven't yet seen any covering the Versailles performances: Opera-online.com : The miracle of Atys...

Opéra Comique, Paris, Monday May 16 2011 Conductor: William Christie. Production: Jean-Marie Villégier. Sets: Carlo Tommasi. Costumes: Patrice Cauchetier. Choreography: Francine Lancelot, Béatrice Massin. Lighting: Patrick Méeüs. Atys: Bernard Richter. Cybèle: Stéphanie d’Oustrac. Sangaride: Emmanuelle de Negri. Célénus: Nicolas Rivenq. Idas: Marc Mauillon. Doris: Sophie Daneman. Mélisse: Jaël Azzaretti. Le Sommeil: Paul Agnew. Morphée: Cyril Auvity. Le temps ; le fleuve Sangar: Bernard Deletré. Maître de la cérémonie / Alecton: Jean Charles di Zazzo. L’impresario: Olivier Collin. Flore: Elodie Fonnard. Iris: Rachel Redmond. Melpomène: Anna Reinhold. Zéphir: Francisco Fernández-Rueda. Zéphir: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Phobétor: Callum Thorpe. Compagnie Fêtes Galantes. Gil Isoart, dancer at the Opéra National de Paris. Chorus and Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. First staged 25 years ago, this production of Atys , never forgotten, has achieved legendary status in France. In the early ...

Opéra Comique, Paris, Saturday January 26 2008 Conductor and art direction: Vincent Dumestre. Production: Benjamin Lazar. Sets: Adeline Caron. Costumes: Alain Blanchot. Cadmus: André Morsch. Hermione: Claire Lefilliâtre. Arbas, Pan: Arnaud Marzorati. La Nourrice, Dieu Champêtre: Jean-François Lombard. Charite, Mélisse: Isabelle Druet. Draco, Mars: Arnaud Richard. L'Amour, Palès: Camille Poul. Le Soleil, 1er Prince Tyrien: David Ghilardi. Le Grand Sacrificateur, Jupiter: Geoffroy Buffière. 1er Africain, L'Envie: Romain Champion. 2nd Prince Tyrien: Vincent Vantyghem. Junon, Aglante: Luanda Siqueira. Pallas: Engénie Warnier. 2nd Africain: Anthony Lopapa. Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of the Poème Harmonique. Most of the critics are saying the same thing: twenty years on (they're thinking of Atys ), Lully is back with a bang. Atys is seen in France as Baroque opera's first "popular" smash hit. Villégier set it, not in period scenery and stage costumes, but in...