Opera – Music de Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)

Libretto by Nicola Minato (reviewed by Francesco Buti)
Ballets – Music by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)

Musical director  Emmanuelle Haïm
Director Guy Cassiers
Rehearsal coach, assistant musical director  Benoît Hartoin
Dramaturge  Willem Bruls
Set and costume designer  Tim Van Steenbergen
Choreographer  Maud Le Pladec
Videographer  Frederik Jassogne
Light design: Maarten Warmerdam

Cast
Xerse  Ugo Guagliardo
Arsamene  Tim Mead
Ariodate  Carlo Allemano
Romilda  Emöke Barath
Adelanta  Camille Poul
Eumene  Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
Elviro  Pascal Bertin
Amastre  Emmanuelle de Negri
Aristone  Frédéric Caton

Le Concert d’Astrée
Compagnie Leda (6 dancers)

Production
New production by Opéra de Lille
Coproduction Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Théâtre de Caen.
In collaboration with Toneelhuis, Antwerp.