ALCESTE by C. W. Gluck (with Paul Groves and Angela Denoke) | Teatro Real de Madrid, Act 1/3

On the 300th anniversary of Christoph Willibald Gluck, 2014 A musical and dramatic masterpiece between Baroque and Classical, staged by Krysztof Warlikowski as a daring bridge between Antiquity and Princess Diana’s story, on the value of sacrifice. Watch the full opera: Subscribe to EuroArts: Paul Groves - Admète Angela Denoke - Alceste Willard White - High Priest of Apollon / Thanatos Magnus Staveland - Évandre Thomas Oliemans - Hercule Isaac Galàn - Apollon Fernando Radó - An herald / an oracle Krzysztof Warlikowski - stage director Malgorzata Szczesniak - set and costume designer Libretto by Marie Francois-Louis Gand, Le Blanc du Roullet, after Ranieri de Calzabigi‘s work about Euripides tragedy Alcestis. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Christoph Willibald Gluck, a new and amazing production at Teatro Real in Madrid, staged by Krysztof Warlikowski. A musical