
Platée 2007
Even the ugliest frog in the pond deserves a date once in a while!
But when Platée trains her matrimonial gun sights on the great god Jupiter, a side-splitting comeuppance is inevitable.
Synopsis
Prologue
Thespis, “the inventor of comedy,” is awakened from a drunken sleep. Thalie, the muse of comedy, and Momus, the god of satire, enlist his aid in staging a performance designed to correct the faults of mortals and gods alike – they will offer a reenactment of the means Jupiter once used to cure Juno’s jealousy. Love arrives, furious that she was left out. No play could give pleasure without her inspiration and they all promise a new entertainment.
Artists

Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
Tenor
Platée

David Pittsinger
Baritone
Cithéron

Norman Reinhardt
Tenor
Thespis/Mercury

Heidi Stober
Soprano
Thalie/Folly

Joshua Hopkins
Baritone
Momus

Wilbur Pauley
Baritone
Jupiter

Leena Chopra
Soprano
Love/Clarine

Ariana Chris
Mezzo-soprano
Juno

Harry Bicket
Conductor

Laurent Pelly
Director & Costume Designer

Christian Räth
Associate Director

Chantal Thomas
Scenic Designer

Caroline Ginet
Scenic Adaptations

Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer

Laura Scozzi
Choreographer

Olivier Sferlazzi
Associate Choreographer

Gregory Buchalter
Chorus Master