FULL LES PALADINS Versailles 2020 Sandrine Piau, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Mathias Vidal, Florian Sempey

• Work Title: Les Paladins  
• Composer: Rameau Jean-Philippe  
• Libretto: Duplat de Monticourt  
• Venue & Opera Company: Galerie des Batailles du Château de Versailles, France  
• Recorded: December 2020
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Sandrine Piau, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Mathias Vidal, Florian Sempey, Nahuel Di Pierro, Philippe Talbot
• Conductor: Valentin Tournet  
• Orchestra: La Chapelle Harmonique  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Chateau de Versailles Spectacles  
• Date Published: 2023  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: France TV     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Quote from Wikipedia:
Les Paladins is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau first performed on 12 February 1760 at the Paris Opera. The author of the libretto is not known for sure but was probably one of the Duplat de Monticourt brothers. Rameau called Les Paladins a comédie lyrique, putting it in the same category as his earlier work Platée.

Synopsis
Act 1
Scene: An old castle near a forest
Argie is in love with the paladin Atis. But her guardian, Anselme, wants to marry her himself and is holding Argie captive along with her friend Nérine. Nérine tries to charm their jailor, Orcan, into releasing them. Atis and his fellow paladins arrive disguised as pilgrims; he intends to carry Argie away with him on a pilgrimage of love. He easily overcomes Orcan, but at this moment, Anselme returns.

Act 2
Scene: A hamlet near Anselme’s castle
Orcan warns Anselme about the pilgrims. Argie confesses her love for Atis to Anselme. Anselme pretends that he will give her his blessing, but once she has left, he tells Orcan to kill her. Orcan is reluctant and Nérine, realising Anselme’s plan, again distracts him by pretending she is in love with him. The band of paladins, disguised as demons, give Orcan a beating.

Act 3
Scene: The same as Act 2
The paladins are celebrating their success when Anselme appears with a group of armed followers. Argie, Atis and their friends take refuge in the castle, which Anselme then besieges. They are saved by the fairy Manto, whom Atis once rescued. Manto magically transforms the castle into a superb palace and uses this luxury to help seduce Anselme. Argie can now point to Anselme’s infidelity and he admits defeat. Argie and Atis are reunited and the opera ends with a celebration of their love.