Hippolyte et Aricie

Plot Summary

In October 1733, the audience at the Académie Royale de Musique witnessed the birth of a revolutionary work: Hippolyte et Aricie. With its inventiveness and musical richness, Rameau’s opera marks a break in the history of French music. A similarly revolutionary duo – Jeanne Candel and Raphaël Pichon – get to grips with this work for the Opéra Comique.

Top Cast

Reinoud van Mechelen Hippolyte

Elsa Benoit Aricie

Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo Phèdre

Stéphane Degout Thésée

Arnaud Richard Pluton