Alceste: Gluck - Theater Musical De Paris

Robert Wilson's production of Gluck's 1776 French version of "Alceste" is striking with theatrical symbols. The intriguing visual arena is complemented by the fact that the piece is conducted for the first time with a period instrument ensemble, the English Baroque Soloists. The excellent Monteverdi Choir provides the chorus, with dancers taking their place on stage. Together, they give a magnificently persuasive expression to the horror and compassion demanded by Christoph Willibald Gluck's most elevated and sublime works.