David et Jonathas

David et Jonathas

🎞️ Movie 130 min FR
2012

The rare biblical opera 'David and Jonathas' is like 'Médée', one of the major works of the French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The opera has been in the repertoire of Les Arts Florissants since 1988 and was first presented in a stage production by William Christie at the Aix-en-Provence Festival 2012. This DVD release is a special event for all Baroque music lovers. Written a year after the death of Lully, this lyric tragedy allows Charpentier to develop beyond the religious dimension, a story of male friendship and forbidden love between David and Jonathas. An excellent cast gathered around William Christie and Les Arts Florissants brings young singers to the title roles: Pascal Charbonneau, a tenor and a former student of the European Academy of Music, sings David. The role of Jonathas is given to a woman: soprano Ana Quintans. The staging by Andreas Homoki (Director of the Zurich Opera since summer 2012) focuses on the psychological aspect of this forbidden love story, giving a moving reading of the drama.

Cast

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Pascal Charbonneau
David
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Neal Davies
Saül
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Frédéric Caton
Achis
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Kresimir Spicer
Joabel
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Dominique Visse
La Pythonisse
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Pierre Bessière
L'Ombre de Samuel
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Benjamin Alunni
Un du peuple
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Benjamin Alunni
Captifs
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Arnaud Richard
Un Guerrier
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Élodie Fonnard
Bergères
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Juliette Perret
Bergères
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Raphaël Bauche
Cinematographer