AlcesteMovie
(1999)
HD
★ 7.0
Duration: 2h 15mTMDB: 7.0
EN
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Gluck’s 1776 French version of “Alceste” at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter takes the title role of Alceste, Queen of Thessaly, who offers to die at the hands of the gods in place of her husband, Admète (Paul Groves), so that the people will not lose their king. Alceste is then saved from the underworld by Hercule (Dietrich Henschel).
Director: Robert Wilson
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About Alceste
Alceste is a 1999 music movie directed by Robert Wilson.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 15m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Groves, Dietrich Henschel, Yann Beuron. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
