In 1725 a group of Native Americans performed for King Louis XV, and inspired Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, or The Amorous Indies. Opera Lafayette, devoted to eighteenth-century French repertoire, presents selections from the entire opera as well as the complete finale in which Zima, a chief's daughter in North America, must choose among three lovers: one French, one Spanish, and one Native American. An acclaimed cast and the chamber vocal ensemble, Gallery Voices, join the Opera Lafayette Orchestra. Recorded June 2, 2017
Thelonius Monk at 100
In 1725 a group of Native Americans performed for King Louis XV, and inspired Rameau's Les Indes Galantes, or The Amorous Indies. Opera Lafayette, devoted to eighteenth-century French repertoire, presents selections from the entire opera as well as the complete finale in which Zima, a chief's daughter in North America, must choose among three lovers: one French, one Spanish, and one Native American. An acclaimed cast and the chamber vocal ensemble, Gallery Voices, join the Opera Lafayette Orchestra.
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